# Accident 19870527047709A: Hughes 369HS, Hawesville, KY, May 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Hawesville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DXML
- Location: 37.8900° N, 86.7495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8900&lon=-86.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9180F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9180F-1988-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,328 total, 371 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DLQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870527047709A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD. LOOSE B NUT ON FUEL PUMP WAS CAUSE OF POWER LOSS.

## 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 ATL87DLQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLQ02), May 28, 1987: Hughes 369HS (N9180F), Hawesville, KY, 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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