# Accident 19940606013959A: Hughes 369D, Kaneoheoahu, HI, June 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1994, 16:50 local time
- Place: Kaneoheoahu, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: CYHL
- Location: 21.4101° N, 157.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4101&lon=-157.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4943T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4943T-2013-07-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 5,700 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940606013959A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER TO UNLOAD PAPER BAGS IN CARGO NET ON LONG LINE. BAGS BLOWN UP INTO TAIL ROTOR. TAIL ROTOR SEPARATED.

## 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 LAX94LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA241), Jun 7, 1994: Hughes 369D (N4943T), Kaneohe, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the operator's and pilot's failure to ensure that the cargo net containing empty paper bags was sufficiently ballasted to prevent it from flying up into the tail rotor.

## Other reports on N4943T (1)

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

- [Accident 19880513046499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880513046499A), May 13, 1988: Hughes 369D (N4943T), Waialua, HI, Destroyed. Began uncommanded turn while hovering to land. Reported cyclic hardover. Possible malfunctioned cyclic trim switch.

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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