# Accident 19820519017419A: Hughes 369D, Birkenfeld, OR, May 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1982, 12:40 local time
- Place: Birkenfeld, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 45.9907° N, 123.3376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birkenfeld, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9907&lon=-123.3376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1096L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096L-2014-11-19) (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 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,143 total, 790 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FYM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820519017419A

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL LIGHT FLICKERED. BEGAN LANDING FOR FUEL. ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK HILLSIDE. NO USABLE FUEL IN TANK.

## 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 SEA82FYM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYM16), May 19, 1982: Hughes 369D (N1096L), Birkenfeld, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1096L (3)

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

- [Accident 19981208032939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981208032939A), Dec 8, 1998: Hughes 369D (N1096L), Queets, WA, Substantial damage. Hughes 369D helicopter was lifting an external load of shingles when it flew into a tree and crashed. (.19) on December 8, 1998, about 1145 pacific standard…
- [Accident 19980810020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980810020269A), Aug 10, 1998: Hughes 369D (N1096L), Darrington, WA, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed when the tail rotor failed while performing logging operation. (-23) see attached. No narrative attached. (.19) on August 10, 1998,…
- [Incident 19841113076319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841113076319I), Nov 13, 1984: Hughes 369D (N1096L), Humtulips, WA, Destroyed. Sling rope broke and hook became entangled in main rotor. Rope wrapped around and severed tail boom.

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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