# Accident 19820919048059A: Hughes 369D, Kissimmee, FL, September 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50723-1996-05-16) (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: 5,000 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820919048059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF, ROTOR BLADES CUT TAIL OFF DURING AUTOROTATION LANDING.

## 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 MIA82DA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA185), Sep 19, 1982: Hughes 500 (N50723), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N50723 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880916064429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916064429I), Sep 16, 1988: Hughes 369D (N50723), Guilford, CT, Minor damage. Engine power lost over water. Initiated autorotation. Right float failed to inflate. Aircraft rolled and sank.

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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