# Accident 19780629021239A: Hughes 369HE, New Meadows, ID, June 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1978
- Place: New Meadows, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.9713° N, 116.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Meadows, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9713&lon=-116.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8380F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8380F-1978-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,587 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629021239A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA78FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA040), Jun 29, 1978: Hughes 369D (N8380F), New Meadows, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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