# Accident 19840525075759A: Hughes 369D, Honolulu, HI, May 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1984, 13:45 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3178° N, 157.9203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3178&lon=-157.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211EH-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,650 total, 1,308 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840525075759A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR ABRASION STRIP DETATCHED, FAILING TAIL ROTOR BLADES, HUB ASSEMBLY DRIVE FORK BOLT AND GEAR BOX.

## 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 LAX84LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA314), May 25, 1984: Hughes 369D (N211EH), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N211EH (2)

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

- [Accident 19850118008019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850118008019A), Jan 18, 1985: Hughes 369D (N211EH), Makakilo, HI, Substantial damage. Chopper lifted off after vibration began then rolled over into a fence as passengers boarded. Blades separated.
- [Accident 19810525027769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525027769A), May 25, 1981: Hughes 369D (N211EH), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during emergency landing after engine failure.

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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