# Accident 19910327007719A: Hughes 369HS, Columbia, MD, March 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1991, 08:15 local time
- Place: Columbia, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RMXA
- Location: 39.1997° N, 76.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1997&lon=-76.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5FC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,531 total, 434 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910327007719A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A 7 FT TALL FENCE POST WHILE LANDING ON TELEPHONE CABLE RIGHT OF WAY TO CONTACT GROUND CREW.

## 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 BFO91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA036), Mar 27, 1991: Hughes 369HS (N5FC), Columbia, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION (FENCE POST).

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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