# Accident 19821020055829A: Hughes 369, Coaltown, PA, October 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1982, 09:05 local time
- Place: Coaltown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N31PL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,671 total, 5 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FGM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821020055829A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR BELL CRANK BROKE DURING A POWERLINE PATROL. LOW ALTITUDE PREVENTED AUTOROTATION. CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC83FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FGM01), Oct 20, 1982: Hughes 369D (N31PL), Coaltown, PA, destroyed

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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