Hughes 369D N8681F
9 March 1981 · Madera, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 March 1981 at about 16:00 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N8681F, operated by Rogers Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Madera, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madera, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N8681F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rogers Helicop
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0397
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
COUPLING, HUGHES P/N 369H92564 & S/N 592U, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 1981 | Hughes 369D | Deming, New Mexico, United States | Public Serv Co | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1981 | Hughes 369D | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Rocky MTN Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1981 | Hughes 369D | Tanacross, Alaska, United States | Intl Air Taxi | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1981 | Hughes 369D | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1981 | Hughes 369A | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Mid-State Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1981 | Hughes 369D | Cokeville, Wyoming, United States | Intermountain | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |