# Accident 19770808024609A: Hughes 369HS, Salinas, CA, August 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1977
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8300F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8300F-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,859 total, 682 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770808024609A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK77FVM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM22), Aug 8, 1977: Hughes 369HS (N8300F), Salinas, CA, 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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