# Incident 19930828036749I: Hughes 369E, Niagara Falls, NY, August 28, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1993, 06:28 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OWRA
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577DB-2006-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930828036749I

## Narrative

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

LEFT REAR LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE PAD DECK WHEN AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON PAD. BROKE REAR GEAR STRUT.

## Other reports on N577DB (1)

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

- [Accident 20010719017789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010719017789A), Jul 19, 2001: Hughes 369E (N577DB), Niagarafalls, NY, No damage. (-23) On Thursday, July 19, 2001 at 1530 EDT, a HU-369E helicopter, N577DB, operated by rainbow air, inc., niagara falls, new york, landed on a mobile pad and…

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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