# Accident 19961121039479A: Hughes 369FF, Flagstaff, AZ, November 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1996, 09:01 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2297° N, 111.7193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2297&lon=-111.7193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N630N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369F (registry code 4470708, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47 series (registry code 54235, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369FF
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C47B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,342 total, 1,194 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961121039479A

## Narrative

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

HIGH VELOCITY AUTOROTATIONS TEST. IMPACTED RUNWAY. BENT SEPERATED SKIDS. BEGAN TEST TOO LOW. LOW AIRSPEED. WEIGHT.

## 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 LAX97LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA061), Nov 21, 1996: McDonnell Douglas MD-600N (N630N), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inattention to the altitude and inadvertent late entry into an autorotation maneuver below the established minimum test altitude with a helicopter operating at maximum gross weight in a…

## Other reports on N630N (2)

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

- [Accident 20040212001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040212001669A), Feb 12, 2004: Hughes 369FF (N630N), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Mister turchetta a test pilot for MD helicopters was giving a turkish police officer dual instruction in N630N a MD 600 (MD369FF) prior to their…
- [Incident 19961104034519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961104034519I), Nov 4, 1996: Hughes 369FF (N630N), Flagstaff, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: while performing flight tests on a proto-type MD630N at Flagstaff airport, Flagstaff, Arizona, the pilot entered the ninth (9th) auto-rotation of…

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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