# Accident 19860906044649A: Hughes STC369, Waterloo, AL, September 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1986, 19:15 local time
- Place: Waterloo, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NGIG
- Location: 34.9091° N, 88.0601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9091&lon=-88.0601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9181F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9181F-1996-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES STC369
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,787 total, 52 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906044649A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LOST POWER AND HIT TREES DURING TAKEOFF. FUEL VALVE NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

## 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 ATL86LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA251), Sep 7, 1986: Hughes 369HS/H-500 (N9181F), Waterloo, AL, 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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