# Accident 19810826051679A: Hughes 369D, Leavenworth, WA, August 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1981, 10:20 local time
- Place: Leavenworth, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.5947° N, 120.6639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leavenworth, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5947&lon=-120.6639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58306, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58306-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,981 total, 2,010 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYP37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810826051679A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA81DYP37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP37), Aug 26, 1981: Hughes 369D (N58306), Leavenworth, 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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