# Accident 19900403007499A: Hughes 369HS, Houston, TX, April 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1990, 11:35 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TXEA
- Location: 29.6505° N, 95.2802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6505&lon=-95.2802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9128F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9128F-1996-01-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,275 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403007499A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER, AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. FOUND FUEL VALVE  LEAKING AND LOOSE B NUTS ALSO BOGUS FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

## 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 FTW90LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA090), Apr 3, 1990: Hughes H500C (N9128F), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE FOR UNDERTEMINED REASONS AND THE PILOT MISJUDGING THE FLARE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N9128F (1)

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

- [Accident 19941228042959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941228042959A), Dec 28, 1994: Hughes 369HS (N9128F), Chuuk Island, Guam, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Reported missing on fish spotting. Flight. Found floats and debris in water. Occupants missing.

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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