# Accident 19870411009259A: Hughes 369HS, Yakima, WA, April 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1987, 11:35 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7190° N, 120.4101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7190&lon=-120.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8313F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8313F-2008-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,102 total, 108 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411009259A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. MADE AN AUTOROTATION DESCENT. AT TOUCHDOWN MAIN ROTOR BLADES CHOPPED OFF THE TAIL BOOM.

## 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 SEA87LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA079), Apr 11, 1987: Hughes 369HS (N8313F), Yakima, WA, 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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