Hughes 369D N8676F
15 December 1977 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 December 1977 at about 11:22 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N8676F, operated by Hughes Helicop, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 2 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 11:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hughes
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N8676F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hughes Helicop
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3755
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
HARD LANDING,2ND LNG HARD-TAIL BOOM CUT OFF BY MAIN ROTOR BLADE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1977 | Hughes 369HS | Mt Darwin, California, United States | Shasta Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1977 | Hughes 369D | Monmouth, New Jersey, United States | Arjay Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1977 | Hughes 369HS | Bunnell, Florida, United States | JAX Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1977 | Hughes 369C | MacKinaw, Illinois, United States | Rainbow Helico | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1977 | Hughes 369 | Culver City, California, United States | Hughes Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1977 | Hughes 369H | Mexico, Missouri, United States | Citizen Servic | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |