# Accident 19840502024799A: Hughes 369D, Meeker, CO, May 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1984, 16:20 local time
- Place: Meeker, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.0497° N, 107.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0497&lon=-107.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1090A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1090A-2015-03-23) (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: 1,482 total, 69 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840502024799A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTOROTATION. ENGINE QUIT AFTER STEEP TURN. POSSIBLE UNPORTING OF FUEL TANK OUTLET.

## 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 DEN84FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA142), May 2, 1984: Hughes 369D (N1090A), Meeker, CO, 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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