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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Newport, WA · September 12, 1980

Date
September 12, 1980 · 12:44 local
Place
Newport, WA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1090L
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81FYP38
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,260 total1,670 in this make and model203 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted forced landing when engine quit. Fuel exhaustion occurred because of faulty fuel indication.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING WHEN ENGINE QUIT. FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED BECAUSE OF FAULTY FUEL INDICATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.