# Accident 20231227021549A: Hughes Helicopters Inc 369E, Miami, FL, December 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2023, 12:59 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami Exec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6505° N, 80.4978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6505&lon=-80.4978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES HELICOPTERS INC 369E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231227021549A

## Narrative

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

ROTORCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT WEST IN A RURAL AREA OF WEST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A CANAL IN APPROXIMATELY 20' OF WATER. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT AND THE ONLY PASSENGER ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE ROTORCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL 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 ERA24FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA075), Dec 27, 2023: Hughes Helicopters 369E (N757TB), Miami, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Main rotor contact with the tail boom for unknown reasons, resulting in the separation of the tail boom.

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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