# Incident 19970109002109I: Hughes 369D, Amanda Park, WA, January 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Amanda Park, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GHHL
- Location: 47.4529° N, 123.9278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amanda Park, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4529&lon=-123.9278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1109P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1109P-2000-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970109002109I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED TO APPROX. 300 AGL AND ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE HELICOPTER LANDED SAFELY WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE OPERATOR INSPECTED THE ENGINE FUEL NOZZLE FILTER AND FOUND THE FUEL FILTER CONTAMINATED AND COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N1109P (1)

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

- [Accident 19880619040699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880619040699A), Jun 19, 1988: Hughes 369D (N1109P), Horn Lake, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Chopped tailboom landing. Worn fuel pump 100LL avgas hot day possible factors.

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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