# Accident 20190831021799A: Hughes 369D, Asotin, WA, August 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2019, 22:17 local time
- Place: Asotin, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2517° N, 116.9686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2517&lon=-116.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54528, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ROLLS ROYCE C-20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190831021799A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED PERSONAL PROPERTY TO FLY ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER (EAST BOUND).

WITHIN 10 SECONDS PILOT STATED THAT HE SENSED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT PEDAL, AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO RIVER FACING SOUTH. AIRCRAFT SANK IN 12 FT OF WATER.

PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THROUGH PILOT DOOR LEFT SIDE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED.

RESULT OF UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR19LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA249), Sep 1, 2019: Hughes 369 (N54528), Asotin, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control 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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