# Accident 19850214005859A: Hughes 369D, Hilo, HI, February 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1985, 16:50 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: General Lyman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.4607° N, 158.0594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4607&lon=-158.0594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58395, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58395-1988-06-23) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,345 total, 4,820 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FJA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214005859A

## Narrative

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

USED AVIATION GAS AS EMERGENCY FUEL. DID NOT LEAVE BOOST PUMP ON. ENGINE QUIT, LANDED, MAIN ROTOR HIT TAIL BOOM.

## 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 LAX85FJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FJA03), Feb 15, 1985: Hughes 369D (N58395), Hilo, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58395 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851119075919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851119075919A), Nov 19, 1985: Hughes 369D (N58395), Kunia, HI, Substantial damage. Partial loss of engine power and precautionary landing made. Touched down hard. Low side governor failure.

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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