# Accident 19801119075729A: Hughes 369D, Kaaawa, HI, November 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1980, 16:25 local time
- Place: Kaaawa, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5436° N, 157.8506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaaawa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5436&lon=-157.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58243, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58243-1982-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 507 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801119075729A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WATER ON HIGH-SPEED FULL-POWER LOW PASS WHILE BEING FILMED FOR TELEVISION EPISODE. ENGINE OUT NOT INDICATED.

## 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 LAX81FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA017), Nov 19, 1980: Hughes 369D (N58243), Kaaawa, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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