# Accident 19780210003429A: Hughes 369HS, Taholah, WA, February 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1978
- Place: Taholah, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 47.3260° N, 124.2729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taholah, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3260&lon=-124.2729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9117F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9117F-1979-07-09) (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: 6,225 total, 41 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210003429A

## Narrative

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

T/R SWASHPLATE ASSY FAILED AT THREADS. SLING LOAD OPERATION.

## 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 SEA78FYE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE10), Feb 10, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9117F), Taholah, 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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