# NTSB FTW82DQD04: Hughes 369D, N1089N, Deming, NM, November 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1981
- Place: Deming, NM · DEMING, NM
- Location: 32.2631° N, 107.7525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deming, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2631&lon=-107.7525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DQD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2543  81/11/24 NR.DEMING,NM          HUGHES 369D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1145                    N1089N              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            38, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            213 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,NM               DEMING,NM
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL GAUGE INDCD 40LBS RMNG.LOW FUEL LGT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1089N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1089N-1996-06-14), registration cancelled 1996-06-14, S/N 510964D (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 19811124075089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811124075089A), Nov 24, 1981: Hughes 369D, Deming, NM, Substantial damage. Engine quit after completing powerline patrol due to fuel exhaustion. Chopped tail boom landing. Fuel gauge error.

## Other investigations on N1089N (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 LAX95FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA225), Jun 26, 1995: Hughes 369D (N1089N), Highland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to verify the security of his passenger's cargo/personal belongings which departed the aircraft striking the tailrotor.

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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