# Accident 20170902018019A: Hughes 369A, Burnet, TX, September 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Burnet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7917° N, 98.2328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7917&lon=-98.2328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50MP-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369A (registry code 4470503, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C10D (registry code 03035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c10d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369A
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C10D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170902018019A

## Narrative

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

DURING RETURN TO BMQ(BURNET, TX.) N50MP A HUGES 369A EXHAUSTED ALL ITS FUEL APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SHORT OF THE FUEL FACILITY AT BURNET. THE PILOT FAILED TO EXECUTE AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE AND LANDED HARD ONTO U.S. HWY. 281. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE SERIUOUSLY INJURED

## 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 CEN17LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA336), Sep 2, 2017: Hughes 369A (N50MP), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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