# Incident 20080911845689I: Hughes 369D, Hana, HI, September 11, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2008, 12:50 local time
- Place: Hana, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WVXL
- Location: 20.7743° N, 156.0131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hana, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7743&lon=-156.0131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58251, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,701 total, 1,401 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080911845689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PLACING AN EXTERNAL LOAD ON THE GROUND THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG WITH SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  PILOT PERFORMED A HOVERING AUTORATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 FEET.  THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE CONTACTED A TREE ON LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT.

## Other reports on N58251 (1)

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

- [Accident 20201027020999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201027020999A), Oct 27, 2020: Hughes 369D (N58251), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. During external load operation to relocate equipment, engine lost power. Pilot jettisoned load and line but was not able to maintain flight. Aircraft descended…

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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