# Accident 19811124075089A: Hughes 369D, Deming, NM, November 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Airport: Deming
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2624° N, 107.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEMING MUNI (DMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2624&lon=-107.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1089N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1089N-1996-06-14) (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 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 213 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DQD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811124075089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER COMPLETING POWERLINE PATROL DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CHOPPED TAIL BOOM LANDING. FUEL GAUGE ERROR.

## 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 FTW82DQD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQD04), Nov 24, 1981: Hughes 369D (N1089N), Deming, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1089N (1)

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

- [Accident 19950626014879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626014879A), Jun 26, 1995: Hughes 369D (N1089N), Highland, CA, Substantial damage. Local survey flight. Lost tail rotor control. Spun to impact. Tail rotor seperated when fouled by loose survey tape

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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