# Accident 19760518012809A: Hughes 369HS, Elkhart, KS, May 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1976
- Place: Elkhart, KS
- Airport: Elkhart-Morton Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.0008° N, 101.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKHART-MORTON COUNTY (EHA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0008&lon=-101.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9153F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9153F-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,007 total, 57 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCQ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518012809A

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRUCK SPRAY BOOM BRACE AND IT HIT TAILBOOM.SPRAYING SAGEBRUSH.

## 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 MKC76DCQ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ51), May 18, 1976: Hughes 369 (N9153F), Elkhart, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9153F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801004049809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004049809A), Oct 4, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N9153F), Silverton, CO, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Helicopter struck high tension wires and crashed during low level operation.
- [Accident 19770708023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708023199A), Jul 8, 1977: Hughes 369HS (N9153F), Mackinaw, IL, Substantial damage. Stator case p/n 6871300 failed. Spray gear arms limited maneuverability for safe autorotation.

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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