# Accident 19781019033199A: Hughes 369HE, CA, October 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1978
- Place: CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N58183, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58183-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (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: 4,000 total, 262 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019033199A

## 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 OAK79FVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD01), Oct 19, 1978: Hughes 500D (N58183), Garberville, CA, 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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