# Accident 20041122029559A: Hughes 269C, Rialto, CA, November 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal/Miro Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3333° N, 117.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3333&lon=-117.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45012, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45012-2005-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total, 229 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041122029559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA039), Nov 22, 2004: Schweizer 269C (N45012), Rialto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm and altitude/clearance during the takeoff initial climb.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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