# Accident 19820526019249A: Hughes 369D, Fairbury, IL, May 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fairbury, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7396° N, 88.5091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7396&lon=-88.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8348F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8348F) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,813 total, 806 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526019249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE 2 AND NR SHOWED OVERSPEED CONDITION. TAIL BOOM SEVERED ON LANDING. TURBINE GOVERNOR FOULED WITH CORROSION.

## 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 CHI82DA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA185), May 26, 1982: Hughes 369D (N8348F), Fairbury, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8348F (2)

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

- [Accident 19870722042699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722042699A), Jul 22, 1987: Hughes 369D (N8348F), Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Lost control of aircraft while practicing an autorotation with power recovery. Landed hard. Rolled left on its side
- [Accident 19810815059089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815059089A), Aug 15, 1981: Hughes 369D (N8348F), Swan Lake, AK, Destroyed. Pilot tried to release sling load with electrical switch which failed. Pilot failed to use mechanical release.

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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