# Accident 19940707025209A: Hughes 369HS, Gilbert Islands, July 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Gilbert Islands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9242F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9242F-1999-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940707025209A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AS THE FISH SPOTTING CRAFT ORBITED MOTHER SHIP. ANTI TORQUE BLADES SEPARATED. HISTORY OF STRIPS DEBONDING

## 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 LAX94LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA285), Jul 8, 1994: Hughes 369HS (N9242F), Gilbert Islands (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IN FLIGHT FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF THE TAIL ROTOR FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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