# Incident 19810421023309I: Hughes 369HS, Cahokia, IL, April 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1981, 11:58 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: Bi State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9083F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9083F-1989-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 172 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421023309I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM HELICOPTER AND PILOT WAS ADVISED TO LAND. OIL FILTER BOLT WAS STRIPPED.

## 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 CHI81IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA037), Apr 21, 1981: Hughes 369HS (N9083F), Cahokia, IL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N9083F (1)

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

- [Accident 19811114073799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114073799A), Nov 14, 1981: Hughes 369HS (N9083F), Cahokia, IL, Substantial damage. Was demonstrating practice autorotation to prospective buyer. Allow rotor RPM decay. Hard landing chopped boom.

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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