# Incident 19910917049459I: Hughes 369D, Riverside, CA, September 17, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9276F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9276F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,477 total, 20 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910917049459I

## Narrative

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

TANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ON. POWER ON AUTOROTATION TO GROUND. MAIN TRANSMISSION TAIL ROTOR DRIVE PINION SHAFT FAILED.

## Other reports on N9276F (1)

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

- [Incident 19871010072909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010072909I), Oct 10, 1987: Hughes 369D (N9276F), Sun City, CA, Minor damage. While refueling pilot left aircraft with motor running. Fueler arm contacted moving blade. Sustain a serious injury

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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