# Accident 19891013040249A: Hughes 369D, Bothell, WA, October 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1989, 09:54 local time
- Place: Bothell, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8395° N, 122.1891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8395&lon=-122.1891&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 140 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013040249A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF INTO LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY STRUCK TREES AND WIRES. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 SEA90FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA005), Oct 13, 1989: Hughes 369D (N8613F), Bothell, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO DETERMINE WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE THE FLIGHT, HIS ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR IN IMC, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ALTITUDE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW…

## Other reports on N8613F (1)

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

- [Accident 19870927080969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927080969A), Sep 27, 1987: Hughes 369D (N8613F), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Made a hard autorotation landing when engine quit. Lost rotor RPM avoiding persons on athletic field.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.