# Accident 19830215004039A: Hughes 369HS, Paducah, KY, February 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1983, 13:14 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Barkley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0703° N, 88.6306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0703&lon=-88.6306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3280K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,107 total, 402 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215004039A

## Narrative

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

CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON. CRASH LANDED FROM A PRECAUTIONARY AUTOROTATION LANDING. METAL PRESENT BUT NOT CRITICAL

## 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 ATL83LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA103), Feb 15, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N3280K), Paducah, KY, 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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