Hughes 369D N779FA
29 April 1984 · Toutle, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 April 1984 at about 00:30 local time, a Hughes 369D registered N779FA, operated by Michael L Obrien, was involved in an accident near Toutle, Washington, 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Toutle, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.3093, -122.6890
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369D
- Registration
- N779FA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael L Obrien
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Camp Baker → Spirit Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA84LA096
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
PLT WAS OPERATING HELICOPTER AT 120 FT AGL WITH THE AUX FUEL PUMP ON WHEN A TTL LOSS OF PWR OCCURRED. AUTOROTATION WAS ENTERED BUT A HARD LANDING RESULTED IN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CUTTING OFF THE TAIL BOOM. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FUEL SAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP FILTER CHAMBER CONTAINED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTAMINTATION PARTICLES. SOME OF WHICH WERE FROM A DETERIORATING FUEL PUMP BUSHING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1984 | Hughes 369D | Kent, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1984 | Hughes 369D | Franklin, Tennessee, United States | Custom Aire, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1984 | Hughes 369D | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 1984 | Hughes 369D | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1984 | Hughes 369HS | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1984 | Hughes 369D | Fishers Island, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1984 | Cessna 150H | Deer Park, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1984 | Boeing VC-137B-BN | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1984 | Beechcraft A35 | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Raven RALLY RX7 | Aibirm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1984 | Lark IS28B2 | Issaquqh, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1984 | Cessna A185F | Winslow, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |