# Accident 20040903022349A: Hughes 369D, Cottage Grove, OR, September 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2004, 19:30 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7217° N, 123.1050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7217&lon=-123.1050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505ST-2005-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040903022349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS APPRX. 1000'AGL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND LANDED IN A ROCK QUARRY AREA, THE LEFT SKID CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE DIRT ROAD AND CARTWHEELED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE, PILOT AND TWO PAX EXITED A/C WITHOUT REPORTED INJURIES. WX WAS VMC WIND CALM TEMP 75 F. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C. 9/4/04 FSDO INSPECTORS ON SCENE, CONTROL CONTINUITY VERIFIED, ENGINE FUEL FILTER FUEL SPRAY PATTERN, IGNITION, AND AIR CONNECTIONS SECURE NO ABNORMAL SIGNS EVIDENT AT THIS TIME. A/C TRANSPORTED TO CRESWELL AIRPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INSPECTION AND TEARDOWN.

## 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 SEA04LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA181), Sep 4, 2004: Hughes 369D (N505ST), Cottage Grove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: In-flight loss of engine power during cruise for undetermined reasons.

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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