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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Leavenworth, WA · August 26, 1981

Date
August 26, 1981 · 10:20 local
Place
Leavenworth, WA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58306
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81DYP37
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,981 total2,010 in this make and model162 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.

Engine quit on spray run. Autorotated into trees. Low fuel and cut o ring on fuel pump filter allowed air ingestion

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. LOW FUEL AND CUT O RING ON FUEL PUMP FILTER ALLOWED AIR INGESTION

NTSB investigation

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