# Accident 19940805020609A: Hughes 269C, Puunene Maui, HI, August 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1994, 12:15 local time
- Place: Puunene Maui, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8376F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8376F-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,997 total, 793 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940805020609A

## Narrative

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

LOW ROTOR SPEED ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. TOUCHED SKID ON GROUND. ROLLED OVER. GEAR DAMPERS PRESSURE LOW ONE SIDE.

## 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 LAX94LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA306), Aug 5, 1994: Hughes 269C (N8376F), Puunene, Maui, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper overhaul of the red blade main rotor damper, and the inadequate maintenance condition of the other rotor dampers and the landing gear dampers, which led to an uncorrectable ground…

## Other reports on N8376F (1)

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

- [Accident 19850919045732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919045732A), Sep 19, 1985: Hughes 269C (N8376F), Lantana, FL, Minor damage. While hovering near a runway,the wing of an out of control landing 152,N49873 struck and tore off helicopters skid.

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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