Hughes 369D N8605F
27 October 1977 · Monmouth, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 October 1977 at about 18:40 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N8605F, operated by Arjay Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monmouth Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N8605F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Arjay Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Caldwell, Nj → Lakewood, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3474
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
PILOT SAW RED LIGHT ON TOWER, LOST GROUND CONTACT, HIT TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1977 | Hughes 369HS | Mt Darwin, California, United States | Shasta Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1977 | Hughes 369HS | Bunnell, Florida, United States | JAX Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1977 | Hughes 369C | MacKinaw, Illinois, United States | Rainbow Helico | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1977 | Hughes 369D | Los Angeles, California, United States | Hughes Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1977 | Hughes 369 | Culver City, California, United States | Hughes Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1977 | Hughes 369H | Mexico, Missouri, United States | Citizen Servic | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |