# Accident 20001010015529A: Hughes 369FF, Baggs, WY, October 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2000, 10:15 local time
- Place: Baggs, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 41.0293° N, 107.6504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0293&lon=-107.6504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82638 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369FF
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001010015529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS OPERATING THE HELI WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD FOR A SEISMAGRAPHIC/GEOPHYSICAL OPERATION. AT APPROX. 90 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE HELI WAS DESTROYED AFTER HITTING THE GROUND AND ROLLING DOWN A HILL.

## 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 DEN01LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA002), Oct 10, 2000: Hughes 369FF (N82638), Baggs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: impact with terrain following a total loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the turbine-to-compressor coupling. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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