# NTSB DEN79FTE17: Hughes 500A, N90876, Longmont, CO, January 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1979
- Place: Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0455   79/1/3  NR.LONGMONT,CO        HUGHES 500A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N90876              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      30, 4467 TOTAL HOURS, 26
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSON COUNTY            LOCAL
        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)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N90876 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500A
- 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 19790103000189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000189A), Jan 3, 1979: Hughes 369HS, Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that engine failed and he was unable to restart. Examination failed to disclose reason for flameout.

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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