# Incident 19871006078669I: Hughes 369D, Rialto, CA, October 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1987, 16:50 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8366F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8366F) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,551 total, 1,815 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871006078669I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. AIRCRAFT LOW AT THE TIME OF FLARE.

## Other reports on N8366F (3)

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

- [Accident 20021224034559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021224034559A), Dec 24, 2002: Hughes 369D (N8366F), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was being operated for the purpose of an FAA 14CFR135.293 checkride at the Boise airport. During a practice autorotation procedure the…
- [Accident 19880124001239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880124001239A), Jan 24, 1988: Hughes 369D (N8366F), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation with turn resulted in landing shor t and rollover. CFI allowed RPM decay and a turn too low.
- [Accident 19810721043729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721043729A), Jul 21, 1981: Hughes 369D (N8366F), Umiat, AK, Substantial damage. Helicopter began to nose down on takeoff. Unable to correct. Cause undetermined. Suspect cyclic malfunction.

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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