# Incident 19790302010519I: Hughes 369D, Los Angeles, CA, March 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1979, 14:05 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8625F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8625F-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,532 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302010519I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER SURGES BEFORE LANDING. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ENGINE PROBLEM ON GROUND.

## Other reports on N8625F (3)

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

- [Accident 19961113035289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961113035289A), Nov 13, 1996: Hughes 369D (N8625F), Hana, HI, Substantial damage. Engine loud explosion at cruise. Autorated. Rolled over. Spur adapter sag fractured. Sb on sag. Not done. Sag shift
- [Incident 19960411011749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960411011749I), Apr 11, 1996: Hughes 369D (N8625F), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated after second tour of the day, he felt landing was normal. He rolled the throttle to ground idle. For pax unloading, the a/c shuddered…
- [Incident 19920912050799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920912050799I), Sep 12, 1992: Hughes 369D (N8625F), Honolulu, HI. A bolt in a shackle sheared while lifting 500 lbs battery. Load fell in a remote area of airport.

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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