# Accident 20010429009059A: Hughes 369D, Taylorsville, KY, April 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Taylorsville, KY
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 38.0307° N, 85.3403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0307&lon=-85.3403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01TA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01TA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429009059A

## Narrative

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

(-23)IAD01TA051

## 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 IAD01TA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01TA051), Apr 29, 2001: Hughes 369D (N50AP), Taylorsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate aircraft control during a practice autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N50AP (1)

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

- [Incident 20110824019959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110824019959I), Aug 24, 2011: Hughes 369D (N50AP), Grafton, WV, Minor damage. During 14 CFR part 133 external load hover operations, aircraft settled and main rotor blades contacted top surface of wooden power line pole.PIC noted…

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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