# Accident 19900914039799A: Hughes 369E, Prestonburg, KY, September 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1990, 13:15 local time
- Place: Prestonburg, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6697° N, 82.7608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6697&lon=-82.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50075, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50075-1995-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,582 total, 839 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900914039799A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER STRUCK TREES SHORT OF OPEN FIELD. MAIN TANK EMPTY. AUX TANK FULL. FUEL TRANSFER CONTROL SYSTEM CLOSED.

## 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 BFO90LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA075), Sep 14, 1990: Hughes 369E (N50075), Prestonburg, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOST OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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