# Accident 19940401007519A: Hughes 369D, Rimrock, WA, April 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1994, 12:40 local time
- Place: Rimrock, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: EEYL
- Location: 46.7797° N, 120.8808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7797&lon=-120.8808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5211R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5211R-2017-03-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940401007519A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IN A HOVER. AUTOROTATED TOO LOW AND SLOW. HARD IMPACT. ROLLED OVER. FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.

## 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 SEA94LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA094), Apr 1, 1994: Hughes 369D (N5211R), Rimrock, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION, THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE INABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE AN AUTO- ROTATION LANDING BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N5211R (1)

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

- [Accident 20040910030409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040910030409A), Sep 10, 2004: Hughes 369D (N5211R), Waynesboro, GA, Destroyed. (-23) On September 10, 2004 at 1315, acft N5211R, model HU-369-D, helicopter was involved in an accident while conducting power line maintenance. The acft…

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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