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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HE · New Meadows, ID · June 29, 1978

Date
June 29, 1978
Place
New Meadows, ID
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8380F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA78FA040
Reported as
Hughes 369HE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,587 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

No horizon or ground reference lights. Attempted blade tracking wiand-held strobe.

As the FAA filed it

NO HORIZON OR GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS.ATTEMPTED BLADE TRACKING WIAND-HELD STROBE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.