# Accident 19860210002599A: Hughes 369HS, Cougar, WA, February 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1986, 20:15 local time
- Place: Cougar, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1908° N, 122.1307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1908&lon=-122.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609PD-1990-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,711 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210002599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE FOUND TWO DAYS AFTER FLIGHT IN REMOTE AREA. WEATHER AND FLIGHT CONDITIONS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 SEA86FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA056), Feb 11, 1986: McDonnell Douglas 369D (N609PD), Cougar, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N609PD (1)

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

- [Accident 19760731023139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760731023139A), Jul 31, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N609PD), Westbury, NY, Substantial damage. Dscndg to render assistance to an injured motorist.

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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