# Accident 20130805016129A: Hughes 369D, Delta Junction, AK, August 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2013, 18:05 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Airport: Pogo Mine Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: 2SYL
- Location: 64.0467° N, 145.6955° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0467&lon=-145.6955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134SH-2014-12-12) (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: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,459 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130805016129A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A 14 CFR PART  133 CLASS C OPERATION WHEN THE ENGINE ON THE HELICOPTER ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE PILOT HAD TO AUTOROTATE INTO THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DUE TO THE HARD LANDING.

## 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 ANC13LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA074), Aug 6, 2013: Hughes 500D (N134SH), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which necessitated an emergency hovering autorotation, during which the helicopter impacted trees and terrain.

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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