# Accident 19920731028639A: Hughes 369D, Honolulu, HI, July 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1992, 11:40 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MKHV
- Location: 21.3493° N, 157.8809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3493&lon=-157.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64MK (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: 871 total, 145 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731028639A

## Narrative

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

OVER ROTATED ON LANDING FLARE AFTER PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS. HIT TAIL,BALLOONED. IMPACTED HARD. 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 LAX92LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA326), Jul 31, 1992: Hughes 369D (N64MK), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING AN ATTEMPTED RECOVERY FROM AN OVER ROTATION DURING THE FLARE, AND, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

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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