Hughes 369D N58283
26 April 1981 · Morgan, South Dakota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1981 at about 11:45 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N58283, operated by Airwest Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Morgan, South Dakota, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mt Green
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N58283
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Airwest Helico
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Smoot, Wy → Lost Creek Dam, Ut
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3352
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
LOST CTL OF ENG PWR, PWR STAYED AT ABOUT 65PCT TORQUE, ENG SHTDWN FOR LNDG.SANDSTONE FND IN FUEL CTL
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 | - |