# Accident 19920803028769A: Hughes 369HS, Monroe, LA, August 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1992, 16:13 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5106° N, 92.0361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONROE RGNL (MLU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5106&lon=-92.0361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501FH-2002-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C10D (registry code 03035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c10d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,700 total, 240 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920803028769A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED FLAMEOUT ON INITIAL CLIMB ON TEST FLIGHT. AUTOROTATED TO HARD IMPACT. CHOPPED TAILBOOM. CAUSE UNDETERMINED

## 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 FTW92LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA199), Aug 3, 1992: Hughes 369HS (N501FH), Monroe, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING AUTOROTATION. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND AND THE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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