# Accident 19790801031209A: Hughes 369D, Makawao, HI, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 08:20 local time
- Place: Makawao, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 20.8480° N, 156.3190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Makawao, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8480&lon=-156.3190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8687F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,580 total, 78 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FJA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FJA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801031209A

## Narrative

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

PLT REPORTED ENG LOST PWR DURING HOVER WITH SLING LOAD. HELICOPTER SPUN TO RT. HIT UPSLOPE, ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX79FJA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FJA13), Aug 1, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8687F), Makawao Maui, HI, substantial damage

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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