# Accident 19891022042519A: Hughes 369HS, Ogilvie, MN, October 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1989, 13:27 local time
- Place: Ogilvie, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: BRNA
- Location: 45.8310° N, 93.4096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8310&lon=-93.4096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3961H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,440 total, 175 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022042519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS ON PULL UP FROM SPRAYING FOREST FIRE. AUTOROTATED TO BURNED OUT AREA,ROLLED OVER LANDING.

## 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 MKC90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA016), Oct 22, 1989: Hughes 369HS (N3961H), Ogilvie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN CONDITIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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