# Accident 19880705025619A: Hughes 369D, Clarksburg, WV, July 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2909° N, 80.2506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2909&lon=-80.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32CT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,632 total, 2,020 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880705025619A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR CHOPPED OFF THE TAILBOOM ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDING.

## 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 BFO88LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA064), Jul 5, 1988: Hughes 369D (N32CT), Clarksburg, WV, 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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