# Accident 19881008047559A: Hughes 369HS, Branson, MO, October 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1988, 11:50 local time
- Place: Branson, MO
- Airport: Table Rock Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6397° N, 93.2400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6397&lon=-93.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N506WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N506WW-1992-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,064 total, 450 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008047559A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ROTOR DECAY CAUSED HARD LANDING AND ROLLOVER. NO OIL IN DRIVE CLUTCH BUT CLUTCH WAS WORKING ON IMPACT.

## 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 MKC89FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA004), Oct 8, 1988: Hughes 500C (N506WW), Branson, MO, 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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