# Accident 19810401023869A: Hughes 369D, Abbeville, LA, April 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1981, 10:08 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9754° N, 92.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9754&lon=-92.1272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58420, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58420-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,586 total, 354 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401023869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING IN TERRACED FIELD EXCESSIVE CARBON CAUSED PEASHOOTER SHAFT FAILURE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N58420 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860307005849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860307005849A), Mar 7, 1986: Hughes 369D (N58420), New Boston, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost tail rotor control during landing and rolled over. Tail rotor drive coupling had fatigue fracture.
- [Accident 19791011000119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791011000119A), Oct 11, 1979: Hughes 369D (N58420), Abbeville, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failure. Made hard autorotate landing in terraced field. Excessive carbon caused peashooter shaft failure.

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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