# Accident 19790121001309A: Hughes 369, Marble, CO, January 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1979, 09:50 local time
- Place: Marble, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0717° N, 107.1907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marble, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0717&lon=-107.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8306F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8306F) (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 369
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,680 total, 9 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790121001309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST GROUND REFERENCE DUE TO SNOW WHITE-OUT CAUSED BY ROTORS DURING LANDING APPROACH.

## 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 DEN79FTE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE19), Jan 21, 1979: Hughes 500D (N8306F), Marble, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8306F (4)

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

- [Accident 19990608006659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990608006659A), Jun 8, 1999: Hughes 369D (N8306F), South Bend, WA, Substantial damage. 1978 Hughes 369D helicopter was involved in an external load operation when the acft engine failed, the pilot autorotated the acft, and the acft made a hard…
- [Accident 19970521011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970521011659A), May 21, 1997: Hughes 369D (N8306F), Moclips, WA, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot reported that he lifted off vertically and turned the helicopter downwind toward the first sling load. When the helicopter attained an altitude…
- [Accident 19900521016979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900521016979A), May 21, 1990: Hughes 369D (N8306F), Kelso, WA, 1 fatal. Tried to lift sling load of wood blocks through dense tree cover causing blocks to fall. Hit crewman without hardhat
- [Incident 19830902067739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902067739I), Sep 2, 1983: Hughes 369D (N8306F), Scottys Junctio, NV, Minor damage. Main rotors severed 3 powerlines during climbout. Made normal landing. Poor egress route planning.

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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