# Accident 19821215067489A: Hughes 369HS, Chemult, OR, December 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Chemult, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1491° N, 121.8004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1491&lon=-121.8004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90876 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,049 total, 674 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821215067489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE FLYING IN HEAVY WET SNOW. HELICOPTER NOT EQUIPPED WITH A PARTICLE SEPARATOR OR REIGNITION KIT.

## 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 SEA83LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA032), Dec 15, 1982: Hughes 369HS (N90876), Chemult, OR, 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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