# NTSB FTW80FPA01: Hughes 369D, N8611F, Dallas, TX, October 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1979
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2556   79/10/9   DALLAS,TX           HUGHES 369D         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1646                    N8611F              PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             AGE 32, 2830 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            378 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOW LEVEL FUEL WARNING SYS INOP DUE TO FAILURE OF DIODE, PN 2N3638.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8611F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- 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 19791009027769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791009027769A), Oct 9, 1979: Hughes 369D, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Diode failed in the "fuel low" warning light.

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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