# Accident 19861125068039A: Hughes 369D, Newark, DE, November 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1986, 14:05 local time
- Place: Newark, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7102° N, 75.7403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7102&lon=-75.7403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8670F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8670F-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87DHD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DHD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861125068039A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING LANDING. FUEL FLOAT ARM FOUND BENT.

## 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 BFO87DHD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DHD02), Nov 25, 1986: Hughes 369D (N8670F), Newark, DE, 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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