# Accident 19820808035029A: Hughes 369, Wrightsville Be, NC, August 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1982, 18:45 local time
- Place: Wrightsville Be, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2296° N, 77.7996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2296&lon=-77.7996&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 250C18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 265 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808035029A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ON DOWNWIND LOW SPEED DEPARTURE. A SKID DUG IN ON AUTOROTATION LANDING. HELICOPTER ROLLED.

## 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 ATL82DA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA231), Aug 8, 1982: Hughes 369HS (N4265P), Wrightsville Bc, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4265P (1)

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

- [Incident 19820308010119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308010119I), Mar 8, 1982: Hughes 369 (N4265P), Smithfield, NC. Lost directional control. Made autorotational landing. Loose cockpit console panel interfered with torque pedal.

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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