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FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Wrangell, AK · September 13, 1983

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Date
September 13, 1983 · 11:00 local
Place
Wrangell, AK
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1091S
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,594 total1,200 in this make and model198 in the last 90 days
N1091SRegistered now · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DS/N 300691D · Built 1980Airframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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Engine quit during a long line operation. Crashed into trees. Attitude and low fuel allowed fuel pump to entrain air

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DURING A LONG LINE OPERATION. CRASHED INTO TREES.ATTITUDE AND LOW FUEL ALLOWED FUEL PUMP TO ENTRAIN AIR

Other reports on N1091S · 1

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

Accident 20030721037089APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Ketchikan, AK(-23) The connection of the governor control arm to the airframe collective droop compensation linkage became disconnected, apparently through improper securing of the nut and cotter pin. This break in the continuity of the engine control system seems to have…Jul 21, 2003 · Substantial damage