# Accident 20060225003139A: Hughes 269C1, Saugus, CA, February 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2006, 14:25 local time
- Place: Saugus, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: G31S
- Location: 34.4250° N, 118.6300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4250&lon=-118.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61466, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61466-2006-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060225003139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER WAS HEADING IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION IN PICO CANYON WASH WHEN IT STRUCK THREE HIGH VOLTAGE POWER WIRES THAT TRANSVERSE THE WASH NORTH TO SOUTH. THE HELICOPTER LANDED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE HELICOPTER APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET WEST OF THE POWER WIRES.

## 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 LAX06LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA123), Feb 25, 2006: Schweizer 269C-1 (N61466), Valencia, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from objects.

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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