# Accident 19791010035499A: Hughes 369, Albuquerque, NM, October 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9186F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9186F-2001-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 229 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791010035499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMED OUT. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. ONLY MINOR ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 DEN80FQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA03), Oct 10, 1979: Hughes 500C (N9186F), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9186F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001228028779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001228028779A), Dec 28, 2000: Hughes 369HS (N9186F), Pierce, ID, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On December 28, 2000, approx. 1507 local time, a Hughes 369HS, N9186F, registered to panhandle helicopters, and operated by Idaho fish and game as a 14…

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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