Hughes 369HS N9035F
9 April 1970 · Piru, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1970 at about 15:35 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N9035F, operated by Hughes Tool Co, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Piru, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Piru, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N9035F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hughes Tool Co
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0653
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
EXPERIMENTAL HYDROFOILS FAILED TO KEEP BOW OF FLOATS FROM SUBMERGING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1970 | Hughes 369HS | Kettering, Ohio, United States | Dayton Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1970 | Hughes 369HS | Cotati, California, United States | Dauenhauer MFG | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1970 | Hughes 369 | Wood River, Illinois, United States | Chas Todd Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1971 | Hughes 369HS | Shelton, Washington, United States | US Forest Serv | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1969 | Hughes 369HS | American Fork, Utah, United States | Key Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 1971 | Hughes 369HS | Mosby, Montana, United States | Great Western | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |