# Accident 19900621023899A: Hughes 369HS, Randle, WA, June 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Randle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4701° N, 121.8193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4701&lon=-121.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4428F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4428F-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621023899A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFTED ON APPROACH,GRAZED POWERLINE AND LANDED HARD.

## 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 SEA90LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA106), Jun 21, 1990: Hughes 369HS (N4428F), Randle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N4428F (1)

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

- [Accident 19980224009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980224009419A), Feb 24, 1998: Hughes 369HS (N4428F), Marion, OH, Substantial damage. Lost power 10 miles from urbana, OH. Destination. Landed hard. Broke skids. Rolled. Fuel unported. No solo endorsem

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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