# Accident 19820302002899A: Hughes 369D, Napoli, NY, March 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Napoli, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2401° N, 78.7890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2401&lon=-78.7890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8690F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8690F-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DFJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DFJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820302002899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMEOUT IN HEAVY WET BLOWING SNOW. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING. ENGINE AIR INLET CLOGGED WITH SNOW.

## 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 NYC82DFJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DFJ11), Mar 2, 1982: Hughes 500 (N8690F), Little Valley, NY, 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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