# Accident 19870208050329A: Hughes 369D, Honolulu, HI, February 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Ala Wai Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DCNA
- Location: 21.2707° N, 157.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.2707&lon=-157.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1102U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1102U-1991-06-18) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,518 total, 4,078 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870208050329A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR BLADE RETENTION FLAPS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING DELAMINATION. CRASHED ON OCEAN REEF.

## 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 LAX87FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA112), Feb 9, 1987: Hughes 369D (N1102U), Honolulu, HI, destroyed, 1 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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