# Accident 19940903032269A: Hughes 369E, Volcano, HI, September 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1994, 17:45 local time
- Place: Volcano, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FDPA
- Location: 19.4910° N, 155.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.4910&lon=-155.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N279F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279F-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,705 total, 557 in this make and model, 416 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903032269A

## Narrative

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

SKID STRUCK DOWN SLOPINGLAND ON TAKEOFF. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTOR. WINDS LIGHT.

## 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 LAX94LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA352), Sep 4, 1994: Hughes 369E (N279F), Volcano, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm and the resultant inadvertent skid contact with the ground.

## Other reports on N279F (1)

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

- [Incident 19901201058529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901201058529I), Dec 1, 1990: Hughes 369E (N279F), Hilo, HI, Minor damage. On a 180 degree autorotation turn aircraft sink was faster than normal. Tail skid, then tail rotor hit ground.

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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