- Date
- April 26, 1987, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rubidoux, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N101DNHughes 269B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870426011359A
- Case key
- 25577
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A Hughes 269B went out of control and collided with the ground during a t/o to a hover. The pilot had purchased the aircraft recently and was learning to fly it. He was scheduled for his first flight lesson on the day of the accident. The CFI reported that he had told the student pilot to wait for him and not to touch anything. While waiting for the flight instructor, the non rotorcraft rated student pilot started the aircraft, ran it up to full RPM, and then began to increase the collective pitch control. The helicopter climbed vertically to a high hover and the pilot lost control. The pilot stated that he had not released the cyclic friction before becoming airborne. The pilot indicated he had ABOUT500 hours of flight time but did not specify the type and no substantiation of the time could be made.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N101DN
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 200451
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cline Hogg
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 24, 1987
- Departed
- RIR · Rubidoux, CA
- Airport
- RIR · Fla-Bob
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 1 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RAL, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.