# Accident 19790109000579A: Hughes 369D, Bridgeport, CA, January 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1979, 09:20 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.2552° N, 119.2104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2552&lon=-119.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58231 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,552 total, 2,060 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DXQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790109000579A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN LOOSE SNOW. BLOWING SNOW CAUSED LOSS OF VISIBILITY RESULTING IN HARD LANDING.

## 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 OAK79DXQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ11), Jan 9, 1979: Hughes 369B (N58231), Bridgeport, CA, 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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