# Accident 19800516014219A: Hughes 369D, Yountville, CA, May 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Yountville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3935° N, 122.3655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yountville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3935&lon=-122.3655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58430, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58430-2026-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 679 total, 70 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516014219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMEOUT AFTER TAKEOFF. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. CAUSE OF FLAMEOUT UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX80DVG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG39), May 16, 1980: Hughes 369D (N58430), Yountville, CA, 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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