# Accident 19900623022152A: 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: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N1103N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1103N-1994-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 100 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/19900623022152A

## Narrative

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

PHOTO HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH COMPANY SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT N8605F WHILE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TAKE AERIAL PHOTOS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8605F, Hughes 369D: [Accident 19900623022151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623022151A)

## 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 (N1103N), Hanapepe, HI, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF PILOT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHING HELICOPTER TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE AND AVOID COLLISION.

## Other reports on N1103N (1)

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

- [Accident 19940418014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940418014049A), Apr 18, 1994: Hughes 369D (N1103N), Hanapepe, HI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost power low over river in canyon. Impacted rocks. Fuel flow nozzle assembly micron fuel filter salt contaminated

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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