# Accident 19820513019119A: Hughes 369D, Wrangell, AK, May 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1982, 10:20 local time
- Place: Wrangell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 56.4098° N, 131.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4098&lon=-131.6096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1107T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1107T) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,750 total, 2,470 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513019119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMEOUT AFTER FYING THROUGH HEAVY WET SNOW. STRUCK A TREE ON AUTORATION LANDING. NO ENGINE OR FUEL PROBLEM.

## 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 SEA82FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA070), May 13, 1982: Hughes 369D (N1107T), 6nm Sse Wrangel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1107T (1)

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

- [Incident 20160215000989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160215000989I), Feb 15, 2016: Hughes 369D (N1107T), Danville, WV, Minor damage. N1107T made a hard landing in a wvdoh parking lot after the tail rotor struck a gravel pile due to flat light and white-out conditions. The rotorcraft…

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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