# Accident 20130325003729A: Hughes 269C, Rialto, CA, March 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1292° N, 117.4014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1292&lon=-117.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90570, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90570-2016-08-11) (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: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,860 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130325003729A

## Narrative

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

RIALTO, CA. (L67): PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED A 360 DEGREE CLEARING TURN TO THE RIGHT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES THE ROTATION ACCELERATED AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE.  THE ROTATIONAL SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE FOR AN ESTIMATED 360 DEGREES WHEN THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 WPR13CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA160), Mar 25, 2013: Hughes 269C (N90570), Rialto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control while maneuvering in a hover.

## Other reports on N90570 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900814044739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900814044739I), Aug 14, 1990: Hughes 269C (N90570), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Passengers foot slipped and kicked hole in nose bubble. Returned and landed safely.

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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