# Accident 19851119075919A: Hughes 369D, Kunia, HI, November 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1985, 10:20 local time
- Place: Kunia, HI
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.4593° N, 158.0606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4593&lon=-158.0606&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: 29,030 total, 2,076 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851119075919A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE.  TOUCHED DOWN HARD.  LOW SIDE GOVERNOR FAILURE.

## 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 LAX86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA043), Nov 19, 1985: Hughes 369D (N58395), Kunia, Oahu, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58395 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850214005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214005859A), Feb 14, 1985: Hughes 369D (N58395), Hilo, HI, Substantial damage. Used aviation gas as emergency fuel. Did not leave boost pump on. Engine quit, landed, main rotor hit tail boom.

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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