# Accident 20021224034559A: Hughes 369D, Boise, ID, December 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2002, 10:45 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Boise Air Terminal - Gowen Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GMUA
- Location: 43.5589° N, 116.2125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5589&lon=-116.2125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8366F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8366F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021224034559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN FAA 14CFR135.293 CHECKRIDE AT THE BOISE AIRPORT. DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION PROCEDURE THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A HARD LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED THAT RESULTED IN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTING AND SEVERING THE TAIL BOOM.

## 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 SEA03LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA021), Dec 24, 2002: Hughes 369D (N8366F), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the operator's maintenance personnel to properly rig the left/right seat twistgrip throttles to the engine fuel control, the pilot in command's failure to adhere to the rotorcraft…

## Other reports on N8366F (3)

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

- [Accident 19880124001239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880124001239A), Jan 24, 1988: Hughes 369D (N8366F), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation with turn resulted in landing shor t and rollover. CFI allowed RPM decay and a turn too low.
- [Incident 19871006078669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871006078669I), Oct 6, 1987: Hughes 369D (N8366F), Rialto, CA, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck ground during a practice autorotation. Aircraft low at the time of flare.
- [Accident 19810721043729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721043729A), Jul 21, 1981: Hughes 369D (N8366F), Umiat, AK, Substantial damage. Helicopter began to nose down on takeoff. Unable to correct. Cause undetermined. Suspect cyclic malfunction.

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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