19960423008079A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · San Diego, CA · April 23, 1996

Date: April 23, 1996 · 16:00 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DCQA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9579F
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX96FA177
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 722 total42 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9579FRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 1996 · Hughes 269CS/N 540311 Airframe modelHughes 269C

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What happened

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Photo flight crashed orbiting hospital. Slow and low settled with power. Engine stuck valve. Traces of medications.

As the FAA filed it

PHOTO FLIGHT CRASHED ORBITING HOSPITAL. SLOW AND LOW SETTLED WITH POWER. ENGINE STUCK VALVE. TRACES OF MEDICATIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX96FA177Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSan Diego, CAthe decision of the pilot to fly at low altitude and low airspeed within a hazardous performance area published in the pilot operating handbook. Factors in the accident were tailwinds, lack of operator preventative maintenance impairing engine power,…Apr 23, 1996 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9579F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19930227007169ISfl Autorotation · Rancho Santa Fe, CAPilot contact the ground with tail rotor during a simulated failed tail rotor approach demonstration.Feb 27, 1993 · Minor damage Incident 19911001051739IPwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft · Rancho Santa Fe, CAPractice pinnacle landing on unimproved field. Aircraft began shaking. Suspect ground resonance. Main rotor damagedOct 1, 1991 · Minor damage