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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369E · Anadarko, OK · October 1, 1990

Date
October 1, 1990 · 17:30 local
Place
Anadarko, OK
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N381F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91GA001
Reported as
Hughes 369E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,269 total1,445 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed to ascertain clear egress area for departure. Struck powerline and crashed during climbout.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO ASCERTAIN CLEAR EGRESS AREA FOR DEPARTURE. STRUCK POWERLINE AND CRASHED DURING CLIMBOUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.