# Accident 19840721034129A: Hughes 369HS, El Paso, TX, July 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1984, 10:00 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.6392° N, 106.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6392&lon=-106.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9183F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,265 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721034129A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING AN AG OPERATION OVER A COTTON FIELD. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 FTW84LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA315), Jul 21, 1984: Hughes 369HS (N9183F), El Paso, TX, destroyed

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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