Plane Crash List

Hughes 369D N1109T

20 July 1986 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 July 1986 at about 23:20 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N1109T was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Coordinates
29.6893, -95.2491
Aircraft
Hughes 369D
Registration
N1109T
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW86LA135

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

REPORTEDLY THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTING THE CO-PILOT IN QUICK STOP MANEUVERS, WHEN THE HELICOPTER'S TAIL BOOM AND AFT SKIDS STRUCK THE GROUND ON DESCENT. THE HELICOPTER TAIL BOOM WAS BENT 2 FEET FORWARD OF THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX AND BOTH AFT SKIDS WERE BROKEN. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS IN A STATIONARY HOVER WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG WHICH CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO SPIN AND COLLIDE WITH THE GROUND. HOWEVER. THE FAA INSPECTOR AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT STATED THEY WERE PRACTICING QUICK STOPS AND THAT HE COULD FIND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Hughes 369 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
20 Aug 1986 Hughes 369-500D
N4493M
Fort Stockton, Texas, United States William O. Bowers No injuries -
25 Nov 1986 Hughes 369D
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8 Aug 1986 Hughes 369D
N1110Z
Clark, Colorado, United States - Minor injuries -
7 Mar 1986 Hughes 369D
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New Boston, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
14 Nov 1986 Hughes 369D
N1089D
Winlock, Washington, United States - No injuries -
7 Sep 1986 Hughes 369HS/H-500
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Waterloo, Alabama, United States Burgundy Farms Inc. No injuries -

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
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25 Aug 1986 Cessna 172A
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Gainesville, Texas, United States Michael D. Allison No injuries -
29 Aug 1986 Boeing A75N1
N7711J
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1 Sep 1986 Boeing A75N1
N44WR
Laporte, Texas, United States - No injuries -
2 Sep 1986 Boeing E75
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31 Aug 1986 Cessna 172M
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