# Accident 19800707026379A: Hughes 369D, Albuquerque, NM, July 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1980, 10:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N58431, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58431) (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: 1,700 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FQA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707026379A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMED OUT ON AUTOROTATION PRACTICE. MADE CRASH LANDING DUE TO LOW ROTOR SPEED. CAUSE FLAME OUT UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW80FQA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA36), Jul 7, 1980: Hughes 369D (N58431), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58431 (3)

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

- [Accident 20210226001709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210226001709A), Feb 26, 2021: Hughes 369D (N58431), Kaufman, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter was hoovering in an attempt to engage in a pig shoot on a charity flight. Pilot did not see the powerline behind the trees. Helicopter main blade…
- [Incident 20050808028139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050808028139I), Aug 8, 2005: Hughes 369D (N58431), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23) On August 8, 2005, at approximately 1115 local time, helicopter N58431 (HU-369-D) damaged the anti-torque rotors during practice auto rotational full…
- [Accident 19990131001159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990131001159A), Jan 31, 1999: Hughes 369D (N58431), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Las Vegas metropolitan police department 1979 Hughes 369-D helicopter was involved in auto rotation practice when the main rotors struck the tail boom. Other…

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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