# Accident 19790103000189A: Hughes 369HS, Longmont, CO, January 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90876 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,467 total, 18 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT REPORTED THAT ENGINE FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE REASON FOR FLAMEOUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 DEN79FTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE17), Jan 3, 1979: Hughes 500A (N90876), Longmont, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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