# Accident 19791023031539A: Hughes 369D, Phoenix, AZ, October 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8673F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 160 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023031539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED. PILOT MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING. FOUND FAILED TURBINE SEALS. CAUSED BEARING FAILURE.

## 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 LAX80DUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ06), Oct 23, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8673F), Phoenix, AZ, 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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