# Accident 20081125852239A: Hughes 369HS, Fillmore, UT, November 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fillmore, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DZEA
- Location: 38.9581° N, 112.3631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9581&lon=-112.3631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9154F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,749 total, 895 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081125852239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FLAMEOUT OF THE ENGINE.  PILOT INITIATED AN AUTO ROTATION INTO A CANYON.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME INCLUDING TAILBOOM, TAIL ROTOR, AND STABILIZERS.  AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO TO ITS SIDE.  THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY AND WALKED OUT TO CONTACT HELP.  FOLLOWING DAY AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TRAILERED TO A HANGER.  DURING EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, A FUEL DRAIN CAP WAS FOUND LOOSE AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SUPPLY LINES TO THE FUEL NOZZLE.  ENGINE IS BEING SENT TO INDIANAPOLIS TEST FACILITY FOR RUNS AND FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 WPR09LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA048), Nov 25, 2008: Hughes 369HS (N9154F), Fillmore, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a loose fuel filter upper drain cap, which was not properly secured by maintenance personnel.

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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