# Accident 19810413016059A: Hughes 369D, Ashland, TN, April 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1981, 18:10 local time
- Place: Ashland, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4362° N, 87.6675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4362&lon=-87.6675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58221, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58221-1989-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C10B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,355 total, 720 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKW16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413016059A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATING AUTOROTATION LANDINGS LOST POWER AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER.

## 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 ATL81DKW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKW16), Apr 13, 1981: Hughes 369D (N58221), Ashland City, TN, 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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