# Accident 19960414007219A: Hughes 369D, Hawthorne, NV, April 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1996
- Place: Hawthorne, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.8708° N, 119.1394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8708&lon=-119.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960414007219A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED, CRASHED IN A FIELD.

## 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 LAX96LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA168), Apr 14, 1996: Hughes 369D (N519BH), Yerington, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power and the pilot's misjudged flare during an autorotation landing in soft dirt with excessive forward speed. The power loss resulted from flight operations in an…

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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