Hughes 369D N8380F
29 June 1978 · New Meadows, Idaho, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 June 1978 at about 23:20 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N8380F, operated by High Country, was involved in an accident during in flight near New Meadows, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Meadows, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N8380F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- High Country
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1488
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
NO HORIZON OR GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS.ATTEMPTED BLADE TRACKING WITH HAND-HELD STROBE.
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 |
| 14 Aug 1978 | Hughes 369D | Cascadia, Oregon, United States | Astro Copters | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 |