# Accident 19860307005849A: Hughes 369D, New Boston, TX, March 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: New Boston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HDNA
- Location: 33.4593° N, 94.4102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4593&lon=-94.4102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58420, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58420-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total, 21 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860307005849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL DURING LANDING AND ROLLED OVER. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE COUPLING HAD FATIGUE FRACTURE.

## 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 FTW86LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA041), Mar 7, 1986: Hughes 369D (N58420), New Boston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58420 (2)

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

- [Accident 19810401023869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401023869A), Apr 1, 1981: Hughes 369D (N58420), Abbeville, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failure. Made hard autorotate landing in terraced field excessive carbon caused peashooter shaft failure.
- [Accident 19791011000119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791011000119A), Oct 11, 1979: Hughes 369D (N58420), Abbeville, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failure. Made hard autorotate landing in terraced field. Excessive carbon caused peashooter shaft 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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