Hughes 369-500D N4493M
20 August 1986 · Fort Stockton, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1986 at about 23:00 local time, a Hughes 369-500D registered N4493M, operated by William O. Bowers, was involved in an accident near Fort Stockton, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Stockton, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.8892, -102.8801
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369-500D
- Registration
- N4493M
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William O. Bowers
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86LA152
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
THE HELICOPTER PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION AFTER EXPERIENCING FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT KNEW HE WAS LOW ON FUEL, BUT WAS DEPENDING ON HIS WARNING LIGHT TO INDICATE LOW FUEL.THE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. ON TOUCHDOWN THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR TO SEVERE THE TAIL BOOM JUST AFT OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 1986 | Hughes 369D | Newark, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1986 | Hughes 369D | Clark, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1986 | Hughes 369D | New Boston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1986 | Hughes 369D | Winlock, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1986 | Hughes 369HS/H-500 | Waterloo, Alabama, United States | Burgundy Farms Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1986 | Hughes 369HS | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Cessna U206F | Matagorda Is., Texas, United States | Systems Plumbing, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Laporte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172M | Mineola, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |