# Accident 20000310009679A: Hughes 369D, Rough And Ready, March 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2000, 14:40 local time
- Place: Rough And Ready
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3667° N, 121.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3667&lon=-121.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8351F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8351F-2000-08-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000310009679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WAY HOME FROM RENO, NV. TO YUBA COUNTY AIRPORT, MARYSVILLE, CA. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PILOT WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND THE HELI WHEN AT APPROX. 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE HELI ENGINE SEIZED. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE FROUND RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HELI, THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 LAX00FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA123), Mar 10, 2000: Boeing 369D (N8351F), Rough And Ready, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to oil starvation. The oil starvation was due to the seizure and failure of the turbine element oil pump shaft, which was caused by debris from a failed bearing seizing the…

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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