# Accident 19961116045399A: Hughes 369D, Forks, WA, November 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Forks, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GHHA
- Location: 47.7908° N, 124.2593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7908&lon=-124.2593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5225C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5225C-2017-02-07) (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: 18,610 total, 5,825 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961116045399A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON EXTERNAL LOAD OPS. LANDED IN TREES. ENGINE FUEL NOZZLE COLLAPSED DUE FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 SEA97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA032), Nov 16, 1996: Hughes 369D (N5225C), Forks, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination, which resulted in loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident included: improper servicing of the helicopter, and a lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing…

## Other reports on N5225C (2)

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

- [Accident 20140722015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140722015959A), Jul 22, 2014: Hughes 369D (N5225C), Oso, WA, Substantial damage. On July 22, 2014, N5225C, Hughes 369D, sustained substantial damage and the pilot was seriously injured, when the helicopter main rotor blade separated in…
- [Accident 20030407005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407005609A), Apr 7, 2003: Hughes 369D (N5225C), Queets, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) MD 396D helicopter sustained substantial damage during a hard landing following a loss of engine power while engaged in cedar block lift work in…

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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