# Accident 19850508035599A: Hughes 369HS, Malvern, AR, May 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Malvern, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 34.3691° N, 92.8098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3691&lon=-92.8098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9EE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508035599A

## Narrative

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

ROPE LEADER LINE TANGLED IN MAIN ROTOR AT LIFTOFF. GROUND PERSONNEL ALLOWED SLACK IN ROPE. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER.

## 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 MKC85LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA098), May 8, 1985: Hughes 369HS (N9EE), Malvern, AR, 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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