# Accident 19930222003119A: Hughes 369D, Kahului, HI, February 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1993, 10:45 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DBZA
- Location: 20.8702° N, 156.4504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8702&lon=-156.4504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58240-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930222003119A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE WHILE DESCENDING INTO GULCH ON POLICE SURVEILLANCE FLIGHT. TAIL ROTOR SEPARATED. SPUN INTO TREES.

## 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 LAX93LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA132), Feb 22, 1993: Hughes 369D (N58240), Kahului, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR OBSTRUCTIONS WHILE PERFORMING A LOW ALTITUDE SURVEILLANCE OPERATION IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA, AND, HIS FAILURE TO SELECT AN ALTITUDE…

## Other reports on N58240 (2)

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

- [Accident 19901218055159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901218055159A), Dec 18, 1990: Hughes 369D (N58240), Keanae, Maui, HI, Substantial damage. Lost partial power. Elected make autorotation landing. Impacted hard,chopped tailboom. Fuel shut off,b nut loose.
- [Incident 19801108079179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108079179I), Nov 8, 1980: Hughes 369D (N58240), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft damaged by unknown person while parked.

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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