# Accident 19840502016739A: Hughes 369D, New Braunfels, TX, May 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1984, 11:30 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7002° N, 98.1100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7002&lon=-98.1100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5063G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5063G) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,120 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840502016739A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TAIL ROTOR ON THE GROUND DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER. OBSCURATION FOG AND DRIZZLE.

## 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 FTW84LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA217), May 2, 1984: Hughes 500D (N5063G), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5063G (1)

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

- [Accident 19980709034769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709034769A), Jul 9, 1998: Hughes 369D (N5063G), Grays River, WA, 1 fatal. Mr. Reed, working for olympic helicopters, subcontracted to the weyhaeuser corporation, was sling loading cedar blocks from a logged area. Shortly after…

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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