# Accident 19860616081199A: Hughes 369HE, Jacksonville, FL, June 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1986, 06:44 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3190° N, 81.6805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3190&lon=-81.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9045F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9045F-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HE (registry code 4470720, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369he) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86MA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86MA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860616081199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL, AIRCRAFT SPUN IN DURING LOW LEVEL OPERATIONS. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE COUPLING FAILED IN FATIGUE.

## 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 MIA86MA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86MA182), Jun 16, 1986: Hughes 369HE (N9045F), Jacksonville, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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