# Accident 19840718075629A: Hughes 369D, Mesa, AZ, July 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1984, 11:57 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4299° N, 111.7092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4299&lon=-111.7092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58369-2005-12-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,004 total, 109 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA405) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840718075629A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS ON DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. MAIN ROTOR DRIVE DISCONNECTED.

## 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 LAX84FA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA405), Jul 18, 1984: Hughes 369D (N58369), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 2 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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