# Accident 20021222033859A: Hughes 369E, Amarillo, TX, December 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2002, 14:45 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7897° N, 101.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7897&lon=-101.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5234Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234Y-2012-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021222033859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 22, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:45 CST, LOCAL TIME, A HUGHES MD369E HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT, N5234Y, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, SUBSEQUENTLY MAKING AN EMERGENCY HARD LANDING ON A FIELD 35 MILES NORTH OF AMARILLO, TEXAS. DURING THE HARD LANDING THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND THE ACCOMPANYING PASSENGER. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW03LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA066), Dec 22, 2002: Hughes 369E (N5234Y), Fritch, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the generator input drive-end bearing, which resulted in excessive vibrations that induced a fatigue fracture of the Pc line leading to the engine fuel…

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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