Hughes 369D N1113L
14 November 1987 · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 November 1987 at about 23:30 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N1113L, operated by Sun Air Copters, was involved in an accident near Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3491, -157.8795
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N1113L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sun Air Copters
- Operating rule
- Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Honolulu → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88LA043
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PLT RPRTD THAT DURING AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION, THE HELICOPTER RAN OUT OF FUEL. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN HARD DURING A FORCED LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1987 | Hughes 369HS | Hawesville, Kentucky, United States | Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1987 | Hughes 369D | Lemon Cove, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1987 | Hughes 369HS | Griffith, Indiana, United States | Trademasters International | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1987 | Hughes 369D | Tamunings, United States | Adriatic Sea | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Aug 1987 | Hughes 369D | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicopters | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Sep 1987 | Hughes 369D | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1987 | Cessna 172K | Lanai, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172C | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | Eveland Aero | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-31-350 | Maunaloa, Hawaii, United States | Panorama Air Tours | Fatal | 8 |
| 29 Mar 1987 | Bell 206B | Kona, Hawaii, United States | Kona Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1987 | Emroth Emair MA-1B | Naalehu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1987 | Glaser-Dirks DG-400 | Dillingham, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |