# Accident 19820812037879A: Hughes 369D, Meredith, CO, August 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Meredith, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3630° N, 106.7300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meredith, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3630&lon=-106.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5014F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,263 total, 1,115 in this make and model, 242 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820812037879A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AND FLAMEOUT. HEADED FOR A CLEARING. ENGINE STARTED ON AUTOROTATION FLARE, TOO LATE TO PREVENT IMPACT.

## 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 DEN82FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE23), Aug 13, 1982: Hughes 369D (N5014F), Meredith, CO, 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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