# Accident 19841019057359A: Hughes 369D, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1984, 10:59 local time
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8631F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8631F-1988-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841019057359A

## Narrative

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

LOUD POP AND SIZZLE HEARD. AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO SIDE AND IMPACTED WATER FROM 150 FEET. TOO LOW FOR AUTOROTATION.

## 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 MIA85FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA012), Oct 19, 1984: Hughes 369D (N8631F), St.Thomas, destroyed, 3 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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