# Accident 19810930064189A: Hughes 369A, Atlanta, GA, September 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb Peach Tree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3766Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3766Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,701 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810930064189A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT OVER CITY. HAD TO STRETCH AUTOROTATION TO AVOID SCHOOL CHILDREN. HARD LANDING. SUPPLEMENT DUE.

## 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 ATL81FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA118), Sep 30, 1981: Hughes 369A (N3766Z), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3766Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880819034249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034249A), Aug 19, 1988: Hughes 369HS (N3766Z), Riviera Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Gear box fractured from instant overload and tail rotor assembly departed aircraft. Crashed and rolled over landing

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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