# Incident 20070618826249I: Hughes 369D, Huntington Twn, OH, June 18, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2007, 17:00 local time
- Place: Huntington Twn, OH
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: HXFL
- Aircraft: N8353F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8353F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070618826249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A POWER CHECK AT 70% TORQUE AT 500' AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SPOOLED DOWN. THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION INTO A FIELD.

## Other reports on N8353F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020411005559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020411005559A), Apr 11, 2002: Hughes 369D (N8353F), No damage. (-23)N8353F, a HU-369-D helicopter received substantial damage when a weight from an animal net hit a main rotor blade. This net was shot from the helicopter…
- [Accident 20010123000819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010123000819A), Jan 23, 2001: Hughes 369D (N8353F), Ely, NV, No damage. (-23) On 1/23/01, about 0745 PST, N8353F sustained damage during a hard landing (off airport) after the engine quit during an autorotation. The main rotor…

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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