# Accident 20050516010239A: Hughes 369D, Maui, HI, May 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2005
- Place: Maui, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WVXA
- Location: 20.7833° N, 156.5333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7833&lon=-156.5333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,429 total, 12,584 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050516010239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 16, 2005 WINDWARD AVIATION INC. WAS FORTY TWO MINUTES INTO FLIGHT WHEN AIRCRAFT N611WA ENGINE STARTED TO DECELERATE, THE ENGINE OUT LIGHT AND THE LOW RPM HORN WAS ACTIVATED. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND STARTED HIS AUTOROTATION, HE THEN LOCATED A SPOT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE SHORELINE. DURING HIS LANDING ON A SEMI LEVEL ROCKING AREA, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. HOWEVER AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLED DOWN, IT STARTED TO SLIDE BACKWARD DUE TO A SLOPE ON THE ROCKS. WHEN THIS MOVEMENT OCCURRED, THE TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED THE ROCKS AS THE BLADES WERE DECELERATED.

## 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 LAX05LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA176), May 16, 2005: Hughes 369D (N611WA), Kihei, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. The fuel contamination was due to the failure of the maintenance personnel to ensure that the helicopter's fuel system had been thoroughly…

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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