Hughes 369D N1090L
12 September 1980 · Newport, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1980 at about 12:44 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N1090L, operated by Pacific Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Newport, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newport, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N1090L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pacific Helico
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Cargo-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3479
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
FUEL LOW LEVEL WARNING LIGHT GRND WIRE LOOSE. CONTROLLED TIMBER BURNING OPNS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1980 | Hughes 369HS | Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Tradition Fish | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Oct 1980 | Hughes 369D | Alma, Colorado, United States | Big Horn Helic | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1980 | Hughes 369HS | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | Dept of Interi | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1980 | Hughes 369D | Kaaawa, Hawaii, United States | Paradise Helic | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Feb 1980 | Hughes 369HS | Siletz, Oregon, United States | PLT Personnel | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1980 | Hughes 369D | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |