# NTSB FTW72DRD23: Hughes 369HS, N9071F, Lafayette, LA, April 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1972
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2768  72/4/30    LAFAYETTE,LA        HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0740                    N9071F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      50, 8821 TOTAL HOURS, 45
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- MN ROTOR BLADE HIT TAIL BOOM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9071F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9071F-1988-11-18), registration cancelled 1988-11-18, S/N 110278S (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lafayette Muni

## Other investigations on N9071F (2)

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 MIA82FKT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKT02), Nov 23, 1981: Hughes 369HS (N9071F), Sunrise, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA76DKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG01), Jul 2, 1975: Hughes 369 (N9071F), Savannah, GA, substantial damage

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.

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