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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Bedford, PA · June 7, 1984

Date
June 7, 1984 · 08:30 local
Place
Bedford, PA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5106Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA204
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,010 total757 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel on a low level siesmic flight. Too low to maintain rotor speed. Hard landing collapsed a skid.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A LOW LEVEL SIESMIC FLIGHT. TOO LOW TO MAINTAIN ROTOR SPEED. HARD LANDING COLLAPSED A SKID.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.