# Accident 19780718042999A: Hughes 369HE, Wiseman, AK, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978
- Place: Wiseman, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 67.4100° N, 150.1075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiseman, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.4100&lon=-150.1075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8689F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,370 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718042999A

## Narrative

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

15FT CABLE WITH HOOK AT FREE END ATTACHED TO BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE-C REACH T/R.T/R NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 ANC78FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA053), Jul 18, 1978: Hughes 369D (N8689F), Wiseman, AK, substantial damage

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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