# Accident 19870927080969A: Hughes 369D, Seattle, WA, September 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7301° N, 122.3394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7301&lon=-122.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8613F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8613F-1989-11-15) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 18 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927080969A

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING WHEN ENGINE QUIT. LOST ROTOR RPM AVOIDING PERSONS ON ATHLETIC FIELD.

## 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 SEA87FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA194), Sep 27, 1987: Hughes 369D (N8613F), Seattle, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8613F (1)

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

- [Accident 19891013040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013040249A), Oct 13, 1989: Hughes 369D (N8613F), Bothell, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Took off into low ceilings and visibility struck trees and wires. Burned on impact.

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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