# NTSB DEN80FQA03: Hughes 500C, N9186F, Albuquerque, NM, October 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1979
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FQA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3418  79/10/10 NR.ALBUQUERQUE,NM     HUGHES 500C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1830                    N9186F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  33, 10500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ALBUQUERQUE,NM               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HI-PRESS FILTER HVLY CONTAMINATED.FILTER BY-PASS VALVE SWITCH FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9186F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9186F-2001-08-07), registration cancelled 2001-08-07, S/N 540603S (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500C
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (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 19791010035499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791010035499A), Oct 10, 1979: Hughes 369, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Engine flamed out. Made hard autorotation landing. Only minor engine defects found.

## Other investigations on N9186F (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 SEA01FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA032), Dec 28, 2000: Hughes 369HS (N9186F), Pierce, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: While maneuvering, clearance from an object was not maintained. A tree was a factor.

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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