# Accident 19970107000239A: Hughes 369HS, Wellington, CO, January 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1997
- Place: Wellington, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.6995° N, 105.0002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6995&lon=-105.0002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9089F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9089F-2021-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970107000239A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER HAD CONTROL PROBLEMS, LANDED ONCE, ATTEMPTED TO RETURN, CONTROL PROBLEMS.FLIPPED IN AIR.CRASHED IN 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 FTW97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA079), Jan 7, 1997: Hughes 369HS (N9089F), Wellington, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft and his improper autorotation technique that induced the roll and subsequent ground collision. A factor was his lack of recurrent training.

## Other reports on N9089F (1)

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

- [Accident 19920626022039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920626022039A), Jun 26, 1992: Hughes 369HS (N9089F), Labelle, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into trees during autorotation. Water dirt and frogs in fuel tanks. Report did not drain sumps on preflight

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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