# Accident 19840616045899A: Hughes 369D, Wrangell, AK, June 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1984, 09:45 local time
- Place: Wrangell, AK
- Airport: Wrangell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 57.0507° N, 132.6191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0507&lon=-132.6191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5133U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5133U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,750 total, 0 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840616045899A

## Narrative

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

A TWIN BEECH TAXIING FROM REPAIR SHOP WITH BAD BRAKES HIT THE HELICOPTER AS IT AWAITED TAKEOFF WITH IDLING ROTORS.

## 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 SEA84LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA134), Jun 16, 1984: Hughes 369D (N5133U), Wrangell, AK, 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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