# Accident 19990730010189A: Hughes 369D, Petersburg, AK, July 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1999, 02:04 local time
- Place: Petersburg, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TL8L
- Location: 57.0506° N, 132.6203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0506&lon=-132.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103FW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990730010189A

## Narrative

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

HUGHES 369D HELICOPTER CRASHED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) THIS AVIATION DEPARTED AN LZ ENROUTE TO PETERSBURG, ALASKA, WITH AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY AND INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF FUEL FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. DURING THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STRETCH THE GLIDE (SO AS NOT TO LAND OFF THE AIRPORT). THE ROTOR RPM DECAYED WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING FOLLOWED BY A ROLLOVER OF THE HELICOPTER. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC99LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA100), Jul 31, 1999: Hughes 369D (N103FW), Petersburg, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the helicopter prior to fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were an inoperative low fuel warning system, and the pilot's improper autorotation.

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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