Hughes 369 N58184
4 December 1981 · Winterhaven, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 December 1981 at about 16:40 local time, a Hughes 369 registered N58184 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Winterhaven, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winterhaven, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369
- Registration
- N58184
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Other
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3498
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATOR. CABLE STRUCK TAIL ROTOR DURING LIFT OFF.
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 | - |