# Accident 20000628008179A: Hughes 369D, Heyburn, ID, June 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2000, 07:30 local time
- Place: Heyburn, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.5608° N, 113.8102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5608&lon=-113.8102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8653F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000628008179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION FOLLOWING ENGINE FLAMEOUT CAUSED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAILBOOM CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE A/C.

## 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 SEA00LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA117), Jun 28, 2000: Hughes 369D (N8653F), Heyburn, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion and inaccurate fuel management. A false indication on the fuel quantity gage, and an erratic low level fuel warning system were 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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