# Accident 20010724022399A: Hughes 369D, Yakima, WA, July 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2001, 23:00 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Terminal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7190° N, 120.4100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7190&lon=-120.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8964T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8964T-2019-05-07) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01TA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01TA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010724022399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PUBLIC USE, DEA GOVERNMENT OWNED AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO YKM FOR FUEL WHEN HE LOST POWER AND AUTO-ROTATED INTO A HARD LANDING CHOPPING OFF THE TAIL BOOM WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. THE A/C WAS MOVED TO SEATTLE BEFORE THE SPOKANE FSDO COULD RESPOND TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. A SEA FSDO INSPECTOR WITNESSED THE TEAR-DOWN. HE REPORTED THE TEAR-DOWN WAS DISCONTINUED AND INCOMPLETE. HE WAS INFORMED THE WRECKAGE WAS BEING MOVED TO TEXAS (AUTHORIZED BY THE NTSB). WHEN THE NTSB INFORMED THE GEG FSDO OF ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY WE WILL CONTACT THE APPLICABLE FSDO IN TEXAS FOR ASSISTANCE.

## 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 SEA01TA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01TA143), Jul 24, 2001: Boeing Helicopters Div. H500D (N8964T), Union Gap, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The complete loss of engine power at cruise for undetermined reasons. Factors include a landing area that was restricted/confined due to adjacent trees, and an intentional abrupt flare resulting in a…

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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