# Accident 19900503013369A: Hughes 369C, Kahului, HI, May 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DNWA
- Location: 20.8696° N, 156.4493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8696&lon=-156.4493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9219F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9219F-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369C
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900503013369A

## Narrative

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

TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED AFTER STRIKING A LIGHT MARKER POLE WHILE HOVERING TO LAND ON A TRAILER.

## 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 LAX90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA162), May 4, 1990: Hughes 369C (N9219F), Kahului, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE ROOM EXISTED TO POSITION THE HELICOPTER ON THE LANDING PLATFORM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF GROUND PERSONNEL TO ENSURE THAT HAZARDS TO…

## Other reports on N9219F (2)

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

- [Accident 19910505014259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505014259A), May 5, 1991: Hughes 369HS (N9219F), Keanae, HI, Substantial damage. Lost engine power. Autorotated into trees. Spur adapter gearshaft splines failed. Improper compressor bolt loose.
- [Accident 19800221004699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221004699A), Feb 21, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N9219F), Siletz, OR, Substantial damage. Helicopter lost power picking up logs. Blades hit trees. Substantial damage with no injury.

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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