# Accident 19870312005829A: Hughes 369HS, Miami, FL, March 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2397° N, 80.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2397&lon=-80.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4507C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4507C-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,934 total, 494 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870312005829A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE RAMP.  AD NOT COMPLIED WITH AND UNTAGGED SURPLUS PARTS USED

## 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 MIA87LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA106), Mar 12, 1987: Hughes 364HS (N4507C), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4507C (1)

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

- [Accident 19840126077089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840126077089A), Jan 26, 1984: Hughes 369HS (N4507C), Buffalo, WY, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during hard autorotation landing. Water contamination found in fuel tank and system.

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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