# Incident 19901201058529I: Hughes 369E, Hilo, HI, December 1, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1990, 09:20 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7225° N, 155.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7225&lon=-155.0868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N279F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279F-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 853 total, 248 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901201058529I

## Narrative

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

ON A 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION TURN AIRCRAFT SINK WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL. TAIL SKID, THEN TAIL ROTOR HIT GROUND.

## Other reports on N279F (1)

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

- [Accident 19940903032269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903032269A), Sep 3, 1994: Hughes 369E (N279F), Volcano, HI, Substantial damage. Skid struck down slopingland on takeoff. Helicopter rolled over. Density altitude factor. Winds light.

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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