# Accident 19931222047129A: Hughes 369D, Waimea Kauai, HI, December 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1993, 08:00 local time
- Place: Waimea Kauai, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: FNHL
- Location: 21.9108° N, 159.5900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9108&lon=-159.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115HD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115HD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931222047129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WITH LOAD ON LONG LINE. RELEASED LOAD. AUTOROTATED. COLLAPSED FUEL NOZZLE SCREEN. FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 LAX94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA076), Dec 22, 1993: Hughes 369D (N115HD), Waimea, Kauai, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE ENGINE COMPRESSOR CLEANING PROCEDURE SPECIFIED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE LETTER, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CONTAMINATION, BLOCKAGE, AND COLLAPSE OF THE…

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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