# NTSB MIA82FKT02: Hughes 369HS, N9071F, Sunrise, FL, November 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1981
- Place: Sunrise, FL · SUNRISE, FL
- Location: 26.1716° N, 80.2616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunrise, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1716&lon=-80.2616&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FKT02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKT02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3367  81/11/23 NR.SUNRISE,FL         HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N9071F              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 36, 2950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            560 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD PWR SURGE & YAW TO RGT,ENCTRD SVR GND RESONANCE TYPE VIB DRG LDG,UN SHUT DOWN ENG.
```

## 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: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811123074889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811123074889A), Nov 23, 1981: Hughes 369HS, Sunrise, FL, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during autorotation emergency landing. Cause of malfunction of engine undetermined.

## 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 MIA76DKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG01), Jul 2, 1975: Hughes 369 (N9071F), Savannah, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRD23), Apr 30, 1972: Hughes 369HS (N9071F), Lafayette, LA, 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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