Hughes 369D N8600F
14 August 1978 · Cascadia, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1978 at about 09:15 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N8600F, operated by Astro Copters, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cascadia, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cascadia, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N8600F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Astro Copters
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4204
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
T/R HINGE BEARINGS WORN, VIBRATION ALLOWED T/R HUB TO FAIL. T/R SEPARATED. LOGGING OPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1978 | Hughes 369D | Wiseman, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1978 | Hughes 369HS | Brownfield, Texas, United States | Gebo Distribut | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jun 1978 | Hughes 369D | New Meadows, Idaho, United States | High Country | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jul 1978 | Hughes 369HS | Sauk Centre, Minnesota, United States | AG Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1978 | Hughes 369D | Clovis, California, United States | Executive Acft | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1977 | Hughes 369HS | Mt Darwin, California, United States | Shasta Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |