Hughes 369HS N277ST
11 June 1980 · Wagon Wheel, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1980 at about 10:00 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N277ST, operated by Bureau of Land, was involved in an incident during static near Wagon Wheel, Alaska, United States. One person was on board. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Wagon Wheel, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Field Site
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N277ST
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bureau of Land
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0012
People
Injuries not recorded.
| 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
MAIN ROTOR BLADE HIT 2 PERSONS DRG ENG SHTDN.RIVETS SHEARED IN DROOP STOP STRIKER PLATE.
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 | - |