# Accident 19940922029829A: Hughes 369D, Minden, NV, September 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1994, 11:45 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0003° N, 119.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0003&lon=-119.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58352, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58352-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940922029829A

## Narrative

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

FAA ASI GIVING BIENNIAL NOT CURRENT IN TYPE WAS FLYING UNAWARE RIGHT THROTTLE COLLECTIVE REMOVED. MADE HARD LANDING

## 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 LAX94FA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA372), Sep 22, 1994: Hughes 369D (N58352), Genoa, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT/OPERATOR'S OPERATION OF THE HELICOPTER WITH A DISCONNECTED THROTTLE ON THE RIGHT COLLECTIVE; THE FAA INSPECTOR'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT/PRETAKEOFF CHECKS OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL/THROTTLE…

## Other reports on N58352 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930112012239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930112012239I), Jan 12, 1993: Hughes 369D (N58352), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Engine failed on hover taxi from gate to hangar. Autorotation. Landed on icy road, slid into snowbank.

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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