# Accident 19900524017309A: Hughes 369FF, Madera, CA, May 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1990, 09:30 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: CUCA
- Location: 36.9092° N, 120.1893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9092&lon=-120.1893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369FF
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,416 total, 1,159 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524017309A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IN HOVER PREPARING TO HOOKUP LONG LINE. AUTOROTATED. ROLLED ON LANDING. ENGINE RAN NORMAL IN TEST CELL.

## 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 LAX90LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA191), May 24, 1990: Hughes 369FF (N530R), Madera, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT WHEN HE TURNED DURING THE AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT TO AVOID OBSTACLES.

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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