Hughes 369 N8304F
23 October 1980 · Santa Rosa, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 October 1980 at about 20:45 local time, a Hughes 369 registered N8304F, operated by Sonoma County, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Santa Rosa, California, 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rosa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sonoma County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369
- Registration
- N8304F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sonoma County
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3739
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
SPCL VFR CLEARANCE.HELO NOT EQPD FOR IFR FLT.
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 | - |