# Accident 19850121000979A: Hughes 369E, Honolulu, HI, January 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3009° N, 157.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3009&lon=-157.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121JP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 80 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850121000979A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH FLOCK OF LARGE BIRDS. DUE TO EXTREME VIBRATION AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN THE OCEAN.

## 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 LAX85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA117), Jan 21, 1985: Hughes 369E (N121JP), Honolulu, HI, 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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