# Accident 19840126077089A: Hughes 369HS, Buffalo, WY, January 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1984, 17:05 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.3400° N, 106.7096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3400&lon=-106.7096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4507C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4507C-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840126077089A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. WATER CONTAMINATION FOUND IN FUEL TANK AND SYSTEM.

## 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 DEN84LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA075), Jan 27, 1984: Hughes 369HS (N4507C), Buffalo, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4507C (1)

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

- [Accident 19870312005829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870312005829A), Mar 12, 1987: Hughes 369HS (N4507C), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. The helicopter lost tail rotor control and impacted the ramp. AD not complied with and untagged surplus parts used

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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