# Accident 19871126067269A: Hughes 369HS, Lihue, HI, November 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1987, 08:14 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Airport: Lihue Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LIHA
- Location: 21.9698° N, 159.3510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9698&lon=-159.3510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77DJ-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,844 total, 1,215 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871126067269A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY SEPARATED IN A TEST FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION DURING AUTOROTATION. DAMAGE SHOWS MAIN ROTOR HIT.

## 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 LAX88LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA059), Nov 26, 1987: Hughes 369HS (N77DJ), Lihue, Kauai, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MAIN ROTOR RPM.

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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