# Incident 19820308010119I: Hughes 369, Smithfield, NC, March 8, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Smithfield, NC
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5236° N, 78.3522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5236&lon=-78.3522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4265P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4265P-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308010119I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. MADE AUTOROTATIONAL LANDING. LOOSE COCKPIT CONSOLE PANEL INTERFERED WITH TORQUE PEDAL.

## Other reports on N4265P (1)

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

- [Accident 19820808035029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808035029A), Aug 8, 1982: Hughes 369 (N4265P), Wrightsville Be, NC, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor control on downwind low speed departure. A skid dug in on autorotation landing. Helicopter rolled.

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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