# Accident 19771110036069A: Hughes 369HS, Morton, WA, November 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1977
- Place: Morton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 46.5574° N, 122.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5574&lon=-122.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9174F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9174F-1990-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,218 total, 273 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771110036069A

## Narrative

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

STEEP APCH.ENCOUNTERED TAILWIND GUST TO EST 20KTS AT 20FT AGL,SETTLED.

## 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 SEA78FYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE02), Nov 10, 1977: Hughes 369C (N9174F), Morton, WA, destroyed

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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