Plane Crash List

Hughes 369D N1090A

2 May 1984 · Meeker, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 2 May 1984 at about 21:30 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N1090A, operated by Gary Luebs, was involved in an accident near Meeker, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Meeker, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
40.0497, -107.8895
Aircraft
Hughes 369D
Registration
N1090A
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Gary Luebs
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Meeker → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN84FA142

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 1 3 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING SLOW (35-40 KTS) CRUISE FLT AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN FOR WILDLIFE SURVEY, PWR LOSS OCCURRED. AUTO SYSTEMS BRIEFLY RESTORED PWR, FOLLOWED BY A TTL LOSS. PLT EXECUTED EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION INTO TREES ON SLOPING TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION ESTABLISHED FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRAL, AUTO IGNITION FUNCTIONAL AND ENGINE AIR INTAKE CLEAR. ON FUNCTIONAL TEST, ENGINE PERFORMED TO SPECIFICATIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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14 Apr 1984 Hughes 369D
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29 Apr 1984 Hughes 369D
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10 Jul 1984 Hughes 369D
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18 Jul 1984 Hughes 369D
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16 Jun 1984 Hughes 369D
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21 Jun 1984 Hughes 369HS
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no coordinates
- No injuries -

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