Hughes 369HS N3280K
15 February 1983 · Paducah, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 1983 at about 19:14 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N3280K was involved in an accident near Paducah, Kentucky, 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 19:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paducah, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Barkley Regional (PAH)
- Coordinates
- 37.0703, -88.6306
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N3280K
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marrietta → Paducah
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA103
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
THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING AN AUTOROTATION INTO AN OPEN FIELD AFTER A CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CHIP LIGHT IS USED FOR DETECTING METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX. EXAMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION REVEALED METAL PARTICLES ON THE PLUG WHICH WERE FROM THE TRIPLEX BEARING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL CAPABLE OF OPERATION AND SUSTAINING FLT ACCORDING TO THE FAA EXAMINER. ONE WITNESS SAID THE ACFT WAS EMPTY OF FUEL WHEN EXAMINED ATTHE SCENE. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT FUEL EXHAUSTION THE PLT SAID HE DRAINED THE FUEL ABOARD THE ACFT IN PREPARATION FOR MOVING IT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 1983 | Hughes 369D | Rancho Bernardo, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1983 | Hughes 369D | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1983 | Hughes 369HS | San Pedro, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1983 | Hughes 369D | Shandon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1983 | Hughes 369HS | Springfield, Missouri, United States | PRO Flight Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1983 | Hughes 369HS | Ventura, California, United States | Jaime Font & MBK, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1983 | Cessna T210L | Horse Cave, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Florence, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1983 | Brown SONERA II L | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1983 | Bellanca 17-30 | Prestonburg, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Cessna 414 | Irvine, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1983 | Beechcraft A36 | Stanton, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |