# Incident 19880805058259I: Hughes 369HS, New York City, NY, August 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1988, 17:59 local time
- Place: New York City, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369HS-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,395 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805058259I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER GRINDING SOUND FROM MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION. LANDED IN A PARKING LOT.

## Other reports on N369HS (1)

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

- [Incident 19790223007029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223007029I), Feb 23, 1979: Hughes 369HS (N369HS), Wilsall, MT, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck tree on descent. Main rotor damaged when aircraft struck snow covered ground

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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