# Accident 19820807053009A: Hughes 369D, Shelton, WA, August 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1982, 14:03 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2297° N, 123.1991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2297&lon=-123.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10966, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10966-2003-07-29) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,665 total, 107 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820807053009A

## Narrative

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

SMELLED SMOKE AND LOST POWER. TAILBOOM CUT OFF ON HARD LANDING. ENGINE TURBINE SECTION LOCKED UP FROM OIL COKING.

## 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 SEA82DA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA137), Aug 7, 1982: Hughes 369D (N10966), Shelton, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10966 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830925069729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925069729A), Sep 25, 1983: Hughes 369D (N10966), Cougar, WA, Destroyed. Turbine impeller failure caused a power loss during a slingload operation. Helicopter crashed into trees.

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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