# Accident 19891109048149A: Hughes 369HS, Oklee, MN, November 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Oklee, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8298° N, 95.8506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8298&lon=-95.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9213F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213F-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,460 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891109048149A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOUD BANG,ENGINE OUT ON PIPELINE PATROL. NO DEFECTS FOUND. FLEW INTO GROUND IN HEAVY SNOWSHOWER.

## 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 MKC90LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA024), Nov 9, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas 369HS (N9213F), Oklee, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED POWER PLANT FAILURE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, SNOW, AND GUSTY WIND.

## Other reports on N9213F (2)

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

- [Accident 19950817028589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817028589A), Aug 17, 1995: Hughes 369HS (N9213F), American Samoa, American Samoa, Destroyed. Fish spotting mission. Fired spear gun accidently into rotors during hover. Floats broke on water impact. Sank.
- [Accident 19761021036599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761021036599A), Oct 21, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N9213F), Pickney, MI, Substantial damage. Eng driven fuel pump contiminated with water,rust and paint flakes. Acft pitched fwd on rough trrn.

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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