# Accident 19810420017349A: Hughes 369D, Las Vegas, NV, April 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1981, 14:50 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8610F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,985 total, 1,005 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420017349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AS HELICOPTER WAS APPROACHING FOR LANDING. PILOT UNABLE TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 LAX81FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA076), Apr 20, 1981: Hughes 369D (N8610F), Las Vegas, NV, 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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