# Accident 19830913057759A: Hughes 369D, Wrangell, AK, September 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wrangell, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 56.4708° N, 132.3767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrangell, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4708&lon=-132.3767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1091S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1091S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,594 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830913057759A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1091S (1)

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

- [Accident 20030721037089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030721037089A), Jul 21, 2003: Hughes 369D (N1091S), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The connection of the governor control arm to the airframe collective droop compensation linkage became disconnected, apparently through improper…

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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