# Accident 19840607024159A: Hughes 369D, Bedford, PA, June 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1984, 08:30 local time
- Place: Bedford, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 40.0151° N, 78.5030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0151&lon=-78.5030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5106Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5106Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,010 total, 757 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840607024159A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC84LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA204), Jun 7, 1984: Hughes 500D (N5106Y), Bedford, PA, 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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