# Incident 19991113038849I: Hughes 369HE, Blaine, MN, November 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1999, 13:19 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369HE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369HE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HE (registry code 4470720, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369he) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,645 total, 78 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113038849I

## Narrative

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

AIRCARFT TOOK OFF FROM ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT AND WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 400 FEET WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE RPM WAS DECREASING. INIATIALLY NOTED TO BE 97% THEN WENT AS LOW AS 70%.  AUTOROTATIN LANDING ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHUR INCIDENT.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROX. 5 MILES NW OF THE ANIKA COUNTY AIRPORT.  UPON TROUBLESHOOTING OF THIS PROBLEM A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE INTAKE SCREEN.  ONCE THIS BAG WAS REMOVED ENGINE RUNUPS WERE NORMAL.

## Other reports on N369HE (1)

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

- [Incident 20030206006119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030206006119I), Feb 6, 2003: Hughes 369HE (N369HE), Cross Lake, MN, Minor damage. (-23) While departing from remote landing site, aircraft struck a single powerline. Aircraft landed immediately with minor damage to rotors. Pilot stated that…

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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