# Accident 19780910044639A: Hughes 369HE, Cuba, NM, September 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Cuba, NM
- Airport: Wright'S Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 36.0146° N, 106.9680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cuba, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0146&lon=-106.9680&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9125F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9125F-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,155 total, 215 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DQA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910044639A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN78DQA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA55), Sep 10, 1978: Hughes 500C (N9125F), Cuba, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9125F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760804035849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760804035849A), Aug 4, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N9125F), Intrcostl City, LA, Destroyed. Pop out floats not inflated. Tail rotor drive shaft failed,cause unknown. Fractures obliterated.

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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