# Accident 19920115001899A: Hughes 369D, Pompano Beach, FL, January 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2293° N, 80.1293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2293&lon=-80.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5119N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920115001899A

## Narrative

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

A SKID CAUGHT ON UNEVEN SURFACE ON SLIDE ON AUTOROTATION LANDING.ADVISED SHUT DOWN BY ATC. MAIN ROTOR HIT TAILROTOR

## 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 MIA92LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA064), Jan 15, 1992: Hughes 369D (N5119N), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER COLLECTIVE INPUT BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CHECK PILOT.

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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