# Accident 19830830048709A: Hughes 369D, Shandon, CA, August 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Shandon, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6307° N, 120.2605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6307&lon=-120.2605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5007G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,452 total, 38 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA416) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830830048709A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS AT 50 FEET AGL CRUISE.CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM ON HARD LANDING.CAUSE OF POWER INTERRUPTION UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX83FA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA416), Aug 31, 1983: Hughes 369D (N5007G), Shandon, CA, 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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