# Accident 20000610007409A: Hughes 369A, Hampton, GA, June 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2000, 14:25 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Henry County/Morris Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3794° N, 84.2790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3794&lon=-84.2790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369A (registry code 4470503, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000610007409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED 4A7 AT APPROX 1410 LOCAL TIME. AFTER APPROX 10 MINUTES, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE OIL TEMP WAS HOT (JUST UNDER RED LINE) AND TOT WAS IN YELLOW RANGE.  PILOT ALSO STATES THAT FUEL FLOW APPEARED TO BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL (30 GPH AS OPPOSED TO 23 GPH NORMAL).  HE NOTICED THE FUEL LOW LEVEL WARNING LIGHT BLINK AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD AND LAND.  ON FIAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24, AIRSPEED APPROX 40 KNOTS AND AT 80-100 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE FAILED (NOISE REDUCTION AND LOW RPM WARNING LIGHT AND HORN).  PILOT ATTEMPTED AN AUTOROTATION WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING IN GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE.  MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED TAIL BOOM.  TAIL BOOM AND TAIL ROTOR SEPARATED FORM AIRCRAFT. ONE BLADE OF MAIN ROTOR SEPARATED FROM HUB.  THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A SMALL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER LANDING, RESULTING IN SLIGHT DAMAGE.   FUEL TANK STILL CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY NINE (9) GALLONS OF FUEL AFTER IMPACT.  ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE LEFT ENTRY DOOR WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ATL00LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA063), Jun 10, 2000: Hughes 369A (N330CM), Hampton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to foreign object damage to the turbine wheel assembly.

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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