# Accident 19830925069729A: Hughes 369D, Cougar, WA, September 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cougar, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 46.1903° N, 122.1308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1903&lon=-122.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10966, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10966-2003-07-29) (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: 8,112 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925069729A

## Narrative

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

TURBINE IMPELLER FAILURE CAUSED A POWER LOSS DURING A SLINGLOAD OPERATION. HELICOPTER 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 SEA83LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA205), Sep 26, 1983: Hughes 369B (N10966), Cougar, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N10966 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820807053009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820807053009A), Aug 7, 1982: Hughes 369D (N10966), Shelton, WA, Substantial damage. Smelled smoke and lost power. Tailboom cut off on hard landing. Engine turbine section locked up from oil coking.

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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