# Accident 19880216002609A: Hughes 369D, Houstontown, PA, February 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1988, 08:30 local time
- Place: Houstontown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HXFA
- Location: 40.1193° N, 78.0600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1193&lon=-78.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5093Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5093Y-1991-01-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,836 total, 296 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880216002609A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF IN FLIGHT WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY A HELMET FLIGHT BAG BLOWN OUT OF COCKPIT.

## 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 NYC88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA083), Feb 16, 1988: Hughes 369D (N5093Y), Waterfall, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N5093Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19860116006319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860116006319I), Jan 16, 1986: Hughes 369D (N5093Y), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Power loss during hover. Damage to skid and rotor system during a hard landing. A compressor wheel had failed.

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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