# Accident 19810203002789A: Hughes 369HS, Farmington, NM, February 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1981, 09:20 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9102F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,940 total, 181 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810203002789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FAILED 3RD STAGE STATOR BLADES. SKID ATTACH FITTING FAILED ON LANDING. HELICOPTER ROLLED.

## 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 FTW81FQA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA18), Feb 3, 1981: Hughes 369 (N9102F), Farmington, NM, destroyed

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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