Accident: Hughes 369A
Feb 22, 2017 · Unknown, PO
NTSB numberWPR17LA075Event id20170308X31846
- 0
- Fatalities
- 2
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to detect the presence of water in the helicopter fuel system before the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed recognition of the power loss and late initiation of an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing on the ocean.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369A
- Registration
- N805LA
- Year built
- 1969
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Prior to flight Fuel contamination
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
This page restates the NTSB's public record. Injury figures are counts; Voydar does not hold or publish the names of anyone involved.