Hughes 369 N50SC
2 August 1980 · Kivalina, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1980 at about 08:20 local time, a Hughes 369 registered N50SC, operated by Intl Air Trans, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kivalina, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kivalina, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369
- Registration
- N50SC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Intl Air Trans
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lik Mine Field Site → Kis Claim Field Site
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2357
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
METAL CONTAMINATION OF PWR TURB GOVERNOR FRM HI PRESS FILTER BYPASS SEAT.REPLACING FILTER RCMNDD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1980 | Hughes 369HS | Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Tradition Fish | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Oct 1980 | Hughes 369D | Alma, Colorado, United States | Big Horn Helic | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1980 | Hughes 369HS | Unalakleet, Alaska, United States | Dept of Interi | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1980 | Hughes 369D | Kaaawa, Hawaii, United States | Paradise Helic | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Feb 1980 | Hughes 369HS | Siletz, Oregon, United States | PLT Personnel | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1980 | Hughes 369D | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |