# Accident 19870722042699A: Hughes 369D, Bedford, MA, July 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1987, 11:18 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8348F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8348F) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,633 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722042699A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE PRACTICING AN AUTOROTATION WITH POWER RECOVERY. LANDED HARD. ROLLED LEFT ON ITS SIDE

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8348F (2)

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

- [Accident 19820526019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526019249A), May 26, 1982: Hughes 369D (N8348F), Fairbury, IL, Substantial damage. Engine 2 and nr showed overspeed condition. Tail boom severed on landing. Turbine governor fouled with corrosion.
- [Accident 19810815059089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815059089A), Aug 15, 1981: Hughes 369D (N8348F), Swan Lake, AK, Destroyed. Pilot tried to release sling load with electrical switch which failed. Pilot failed to use mechanical release.

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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