# Accident 19901208053229A: Hughes 369D, Haleakla Natl P, HI, December 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Haleakla Natl P, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: DBZA
- Aircraft: N1113L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1113L-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208053229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ANIMAL CAGE,MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING,HIT POST.

## 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 LAX91LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA054), Dec 9, 1990: Mcdonnell Douglas 369D (N1113L), Haleakla Nat Pk, HI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE UNPORTING OF THE FUEL SUPPLY PICK-UP.

## Other reports on N1113L (3)

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

- [Accident 20031217036429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031217036429A), Dec 17, 2003: Hughes 369D (N1113L), Wheeler, HI, Destroyed. (-23) During last flight from field site, pilot elected to pick up an external load without utilizing a long line. Included in the load were four ladders, one…
- [Accident 19930611017949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930611017949A), Jun 11, 1993: Hughes 369D (N1113L), Kahului Maui, HI, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck a rock while herding cattle on a slope. Main rotors chopped tailboom during hard forced landing.
- [Accident 19871113081019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871113081019A), Nov 13, 1987: Hughes 369D (N1113L), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. Loss of engine power during an external load operation. Impacted the ground. Cause was fuel exhaustion.

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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