# Accident 19940418014049A: Hughes 369D, Hanapepe, HI, April 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1994, 13:14 local time
- Place: Hanapepe, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FNHA
- Location: 21.9092° N, 159.5904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9092&lon=-159.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1103N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1103N-1994-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940418014049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LOW OVER RIVER IN CANYON. IMPACTED ROCKS. FUEL FLOW NOZZLE ASSEMBLY MICRON FUEL FILTER SALT CONTAMINATED

## 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 LAX94FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA197), Apr 18, 1994: Hughes 369D (N1103N), Hanapepe, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSOR CLEANING PROCEDURES BASED ON INFORMATION IN THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE LETTER, AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL NOZZLE STRAINER WITH FOREIGN…

## Other reports on N1103N (1)

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

- [Accident 19900623022152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623022152A), Jun 23, 1990: Hughes 369D (N1103N), Hanapepe, HI, Minor damage. Photo helicopter collided with company sightseeing flight N8605F while in close proximity to take aerial photos.

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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