# Accident 19860808038529A: Hughes 369D, Clark, CO, August 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: Clark, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LGPA
- Location: 40.8398° N, 106.9300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8398&lon=-106.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1110Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,874 total, 145 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808038529A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SETTLE BACK INTO TREES AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR WINDS AND DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN86LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA227), Aug 8, 1986: Hughes 369D (N1110Z), Clark, 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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