# NTSB ATL81DKW16: Hughes 369D, N58221, Ashland City, TN, April 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1981
- Place: Ashland City, TN · ASHLAND CITY, TN
- Location: 36.2562° N, 87.0327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland City, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2562&lon=-87.0327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKW16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKW16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0591  81/4/13    ASHLAND CITY,TN     HUGHES 369D         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1810                    N58221              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      32, 4355 TOTAL HOURS, 720
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSVILLE,TN              LAVERGNE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CO-PLT THROTTLE LINKAGE MISRIGGED.IP FAILED TO SEE ENG QUIT TIL TERMINATION OF SIM AUTOROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58221](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58221-1989-04-26), registration cancelled 1989-04-26, S/N 880319D (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Registry model: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810413016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413016059A), Apr 13, 1981: Hughes 369D, Ashland, TN, Substantial damage. Instructor demonstrating autorotation landings lost power and didn't realize it until he attempted to recover.

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.

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