# NTSB Accident LAX93LA071
> **HUGHES 369D** · 1992-12-22 · HILO, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93LA071
- **Event ID:** 20001211X16186
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-12-22
- **Location:** HILO, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 19.690269, -155.080703
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N113RS
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE BEARING FAILURES DUE TO THE OPERATOR'S USE OF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND OVERHAUL PROCEDURES BY INSTALLING AN UNSERVICEABLE COMPRESSOR MODULE IN THE HELICOPTER ENGINE.  FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE UNSUITABLE NATURE OF THE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING AND THE TAIL WIND CONDITION DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN.

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