# Accident 19830612024919A: Hughes 369D, South Padre Isl, TX, June 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1983, 15:56 local time
- Place: South Padre Isl, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4099° N, 97.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4099&lon=-97.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58258 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,104 total, 168 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612024919A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATIONS IN ANTI TORQUE PEDALS. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. COLLAPSED A SKID. TAIL ROTOR BLADE BEARING WORN.

## 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 FTW83LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA274), Jun 12, 1983: Hughes 369D (N58258), S. Padre Island, TX, substantial damage

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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