# Accident 19780814043219A: Hughes 369HE, Cascadia, OR, August 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1978
- Place: Cascadia, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 44.3930° N, 122.5026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cascadia, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3930&lon=-122.5026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8600F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8600F-1980-02-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,483 total, 305 in this make and model, 286 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM48-202537) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814043219A

## Narrative

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

T/R HINGE BEARINGS WORN,VIBRATION ALLOWED T/R HUB TO FAIL. T/R SETED. LOGGING OPS.

## 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 SEA79FYM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM48-202537), Aug 14, 1978: Hughes 369D (N8600F), Cascadia, OR, 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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