# Accident 19920626022039A: Hughes 369HS, Labelle, FL, June 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1992, 11:04 local time
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.3394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9089F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9089F-2021-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 625 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920626022039A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES DURING AUTOROTATION. WATER DIRT AND FROGS IN FUEL TANKS. REPORT DID NOT DRAIN SUMPS ON PREFLIGHT

## 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 MIA92FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA142), Jun 26, 1992: Hughes 369HS (N9089F), Labelle, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER APPLICATION OF COLLECTIVE PITCH DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO…

## Other reports on N9089F (1)

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

- [Accident 19970107000239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970107000239A), Jan 7, 1997: Hughes 369HS (N9089F), Wellington, CO, Substantial damage. Helicopter had control problems, landed once, attempted to return, control problems. Flipped in air. Crashed in field

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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