# Accident 19870319007469A: Hughes 369E, Phoenix, AZ, March 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1987, 09:20 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6796° N, 112.0892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6796&lon=-112.0892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1601Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1601Y-2023-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,530 total, 2,821 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870319007469A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE QUICK STOPS TO HOVER. STUDENT ROLLED THROTTLE BACK.CFI APPLIED FULL POWER BUT WAS TO0 LATE TO AVOID IMPACT

## 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 LAX87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA157), Mar 19, 1987: McDonnell Douglas 369E (N1601Y), Phoenix, AZ, 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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