# Accident 19900623022151A: Hughes 369D, Hanapepe, HI, June 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hanapepe, HI
- Airport: Port Allen Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FNHA
- Location: 21.9094° N, 159.5909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9094&lon=-159.5909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8605F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8605F-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 120 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623022151A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH COMPANY N1103N WHILE BOTH IN FORMATION TO MAKE PHOTOS OF HIS AIRCRAFT DURING PASSENGER SIGHT SEEING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1103N, Hughes 369D: [Accident 19900623022152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623022152A)

## 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 LAX90FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA230), Jun 23, 1990: Hughes 369D (N8605F), Hanapepe, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF PILOT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHING HELICOPTER TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE AND AVOID COLLISION.

## Other reports on N8605F (1)

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

- [Accident 19771027036589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771027036589A), Oct 27, 1977: Hughes 369HE (N8605F), Monmouth, NJ, Destroyed. Pilot saw red light on tower,lost ground contact,hit trees.

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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