# Accident 19760731023139A: Hughes 369HS, Westbury, NY, July 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1976
- Place: Westbury, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 40.7599° N, 73.5892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westbury, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7599&lon=-73.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609PD-1990-02-13) (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: 3,111 total, 167 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760731023139A

## Narrative

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

DSCNDG TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO AN INJURED MOTORIST.

## 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 NYC76FHJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ28), Jul 31, 1976: Hughes 369 (N609PD), Westbury, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N609PD (1)

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

- [Accident 19860210002599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210002599A), Feb 10, 1986: Hughes 369HS (N609PD), Cougar, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft wreckage found two days after flight in remote area. Weather and flight conditions undetermined.

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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