# Accident 19780728039579A: Hughes 369HE, Sauk Centre, MN, July 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1978
- Place: Sauk Centre, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 45.7365° N, 94.9527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sauk Centre, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7365&lon=-94.9527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9199F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9199F-2009-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 550 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FER81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728039579A

## Narrative

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

DISCHARGING WORKMAN ATOP 140FT TWR.ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TOWER ARM,COPTER FELL TO GROUND.

## 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 MKC78FER81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER81), Jul 28, 1978: Hughes 369HS (N9199F), Sauk Centre, MN, 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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