# Accident 19860906045939A: Hughes 369HS, Lafayette, IN, September 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1986, 13:05 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4409° N, 86.9094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4409&lon=-86.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2254X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2254X-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,362 total, 230 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906045939A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AND HIT A HOUSE. AFT FLEX COUPLING FAILED FROM CRACKS CAUSED BY CORROSION.

## 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 CHI86LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA219), Sep 6, 1986: Hughes 500 (369HS) (N2254X), West Lafayette, IN, destroyed

## Other reports on N2254X (1)

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

- [Accident 19830221004499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830221004499A), Feb 21, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N2254X), Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. Ditching occurred after a reported engine failure. Nothing found to suggest engine not capable of producing power.

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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