# Accident 19771027036589A: Hughes 369HE, Monmouth, NJ, October 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1977
- Place: Monmouth, NJ
- Airport: Monmouth Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N8605F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8605F-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 42 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771027036589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAW RED LIGHT ON TOWER,LOST GROUND CONTACT,HIT TREES.

## 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 NYC78FHM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM01), Oct 27, 1977: Hughes 369D (N8605F), Monmouth, NJ, destroyed

## Other reports on N8605F (1)

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

- [Accident 19900623022151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623022151A), Jun 23, 1990: Hughes 369D (N8605F), Hanapepe, HI, Substantial damage. Collided with company N1103N while both in formation to make photos of his aircraft during passenger sight seeing.

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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