# Accident 19760804035849A: Hughes 369HS, Intrcostl City, LA, August 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1976
- Place: Intrcostl City, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9125F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9125F-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,588 total, 126 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760804035849A

## Narrative

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

POP OUT FLOATS NOT INFLATED.TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED,CAUSE UNKNOWN.FRACTURES OBLITERATED.

## 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 FTW76FRD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD58), Aug 4, 1976: Hughes 369 (N9125F), Intrcostl City, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N9125F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780910044639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910044639A), Sep 10, 1978: Hughes 369HE (N9125F), Cuba, NM, 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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