# Accident 19920501013149A: Hughes 369E, Portland, OR, May 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1992, 12:25 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LJEA
- Location: 45.5798° N, 122.9097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5798&lon=-122.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5211Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5211Y-2003-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,266 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920501013149A

## Narrative

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

DURING EVALUATION CHECK RIDE PULLED COLLECTIVE TOO SOON ON AUTOROTATION LANDING. IMPACT FLEXED ROTORS. CHOPPED TAIL

## 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 SEA92LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA088), May 1, 1992: Hughes 369E (N5211Y), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVE.

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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