# Accident 19800912041569A: Hughes 369D, Newport, WA, September 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1980, 12:44 local time
- Place: Newport, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 48.1783° N, 117.0546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1783&lon=-117.0546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1090L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,260 total, 1,670 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912041569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA81FYP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP38), Sep 12, 1980: Hughes 369D (N1090L), Newport, WA, 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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