# Accident 19980321021639A: Hughes 369E, Seattle, WA, March 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1998, 17:45 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5391° N, 122.3096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5391&lon=-122.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5245P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5245P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,465 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980321021639A

## Narrative

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

(-23)MADE HARD LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A NORMAL APPROACH UNTIL ABOUT 30 FEET IN THE AIR ON SHORT FINAL, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER.  AFTER THE RESULTING HARD LANDING, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND SHUT DOWN BY THE PILOT.  PRESSURE AND VACUUM CHECKS WERE PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE WAS RUN SUCCESSFULLY.  UPON REASSEMBLY OF THE HELICOPTER, THE AIRFRAME MOUNTED ANTI-ICE FUEL FILTER ELEMENT WAS FOUND TO BE RESTRICTED AND THE BYPASS SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE.

## 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 SEA98LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA050), Mar 22, 1998: Hughes 369E (N5245P), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to a restricted fuel system filter.

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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