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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369F · Mount Zion, KY · April 30, 1992

Date
April 30, 1992 · 13:25 local
Place
Mount Zion, KY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7166M
Reported as
Hughes 369F
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,750 total500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail rotor abrasion strips separated due improper installation. Vibration broke gear box studs.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR ABRASION STRIPS SEPARATED DUE IMPROPER INSTALLATION. VIBRATION BROKE GEAR BOX STUDS.