# Accident 19860706030379A: Hughes 369D, Fall River, MA, July 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1986, 23:00 local time
- Place: Fall River, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7015° N, 71.1550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fall River, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7015&lon=-71.1550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4237D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 700 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706030379A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FOG AND HAZE AT NIGHT, LOST CONTROL. HELICOPTER WENT INTO RIGHT SPIN INTO POND. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION

## 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 NYC86LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA174), Jul 7, 1986: Hughes 500A (N4237D), Fall River, MA, 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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