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FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Rialto, CA · November 22, 2004

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Date
November 22, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place
Rialto, CA
Airport
Rialto Municipal/Miro Field Airport
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N45012
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05LA039
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360D1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
371 total229 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days
N45012Registration cancelled Mar 11, 2005 · Hughes 269CS/N 900962 · Built 1980Airframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During take-off the pilot encountered a loss of RPM when transitioning from a hover to forward flight causing a forced landing onto a steep hillside. Upon ground contact, the helicopter rolled downhill two complete rolls, stopping on its left side destroying the helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKE-OFF THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF RPM WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM A HOVER TO FORWARD FLIGHT CAUSING A FORCED LANDING ONTO A STEEP HILLSIDE. UPON GROUND CONTACT, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED DOWNHILL TWO COMPLETE ROLLS, STOPPING ON ITS LEFT SIDE DESTROYING THE HELICOPTER.

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 LAX05LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRialto, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm and altitude/clearance during the takeoff initial climb.Nov 22, 2004 · Substantial damage