# Incident 19880916064429I: Hughes 369D, Guilford, CT, September 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Guilford, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2890° N, 72.6818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guilford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2890&lon=-72.6818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50723-1996-05-16) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916064429I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOST OVER WATER. INITIATED AUTOROTATION. RIGHT FLOAT FAILED TO INFLATE. AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND SANK.

## Other reports on N50723 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820919048059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820919048059A), Sep 19, 1982: Hughes 369D (N50723), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff, rotor blades cut tail off during autorotation landing.

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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