# Accident 19840414043759A: Hughes 369D, Kent, WA, April 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1984, 14:50 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3600° N, 122.0991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3600&lon=-122.0991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1092L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1092L) (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: 9,200 total, 505 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840414043759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMED OUT DURING TURBULENCE FROM DEPARTING HEAVY. HARD LANDING CHOPPED TAILBOOM. A QUART OF FUEL IN TANKS.

## 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 SEA84LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA083), Apr 14, 1984: Hughes 369D (N1092L), Kent, WA, 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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