# Accident 19920115000649A: Hughes 369D, Edison, NJ, January 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1992, 15:55 local time
- Place: Edison, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8674F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8674F-1993-08-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920115000649A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO DUTCH ROLL NOSE OVER TUMBLED. HIT GROUND AND BURNED. ROTOR RPM LOW AT IMPACT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN.

## 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 BFO92FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA022), Jan 15, 1992: Hughes 369D (N8674F), Edison, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL NOZZLE WHICH RESULTED IN PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.

## Other reports on N8674F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790530013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530013349A), May 30, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8674F), Amherstdale, WV, Substantial damage. Numbers 6 and 7 bearings on the turbine section failed, causing a forced landing.

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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