# Accident 19840527075169A: Hughes 369D, Kearney, NE, May 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1984, 18:30 local time
- Place: Kearney, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6994° N, 99.0797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6994&lon=-99.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5102Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,142 total, 22 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527075169A

## Narrative

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

LOW SIGHTSEEING PASS, TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFTS, SETTLED ONTO TIN SHED WHILE SPINNING ABOUT VERTICAL AXIS.

## 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 MKC84FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA147), May 27, 1984: Hughes 369D (N5102Z), Kearney, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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