# Accident 19750702023329A: Hughes 369HS, Elma, WA, July 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1975
- Place: Elma, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.0050° N, 123.4107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0050&lon=-123.4107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82AL-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,043 total, 340 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA7LFYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA7LFYE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702023329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION,PULLING CABLE. HAD TO LND ON 45DEG SLOPE. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA7LFYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA7LFYE02), Jul 2, 1975: Hughes 369HS (N82AL), Elma, WA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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