# Accident 19870310005099A: Hughes 369D, Palmdale, CA, March 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 37.6803° N, 121.7499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6803&lon=-121.7499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1103V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1103V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,428 total, 600 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870310005099A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS WHILE LIFTING HEAVY LOAD. HIT SLOPING GROUND. TURBINE EXPOSED TO OVERTEMPERATURE. HEARD LOW ROTOR ALARM.

## 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 LAX87LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA140), Mar 10, 1987: Hughes 269D (N1103V), Palmdale, CA, 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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