# Accident 19771012032019A: Hughes 369HE, Spokane, WA, October 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1977
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8601F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8601F-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,722 total, 83 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771012032019A

## Narrative

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

LATE RCVRY FM PRACTICE AUTO. IP ALSO MISJUDGED ALT,NEW BI-FOCALS.

## 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 SEA78DYP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP03), Oct 12, 1977: Hughes 369D (N8601F), Spokane, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8601F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790509010099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790509010099A), May 9, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8601F), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Attempted landing on trailor,skid caught on edge of trailor,went into dynamic roll over. Landed on its side.

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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