# Accident 19770709018769A: Hughes 369HS, American Falls, ID, July 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1977
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.7828° N, 112.8542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of American Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7828&lon=-112.8542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9224F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9224F-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770709018769A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK 70FT HIGH POWER LINE.

## 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 SEA77FYA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA28), Jul 9, 1977: Hughes 369HS (N9224F), American Falls, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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