# Accident 20021029033319A: Hughes 369D, Wahiawa, HI, October 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Wahiawa, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CYHA
- Location: 21.5178° N, 157.9025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5178&lon=-157.9025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220AL-2013-07-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021029033319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY FROM A HIGH DEGREE OF SLOPE (RIGHT SKID LOW). DYNAMIC ROLLOVER OCCURRED. ADDITIONAL STRONG WINDS WERE EXPERIENCED FROM LEFT FRONT OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA017), Oct 29, 2002: Hughes 369D (N220AL), Kaaawa, Oahu, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: Dynamic rollover during an attempted takeoff, due to the combined effects of the soft sloping terrain and the pilot's failure to redistribute the passengers to a more favorable lateral CG condition.

## Other reports on N220AL (1)

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

- [Accident 19921116046859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921116046859A), Nov 16, 1992: Hughes 369D (N220AL), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Smoke in cockpit, loud bang, engine quit. Autorotated. Chopped tail landing. Overrunning clutch bearing failed.

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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