# Incident 19790223007029I: Hughes 369HS, Wilsall, MT, February 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Wilsall, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9843° N, 110.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilsall, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9843&lon=-110.6604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369HS-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223007029I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK TREE ON DESCENT. MAIN ROTOR DAMAGED WHEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOW COVERED GROUND

## Other reports on N369HS (1)

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

- [Incident 19880805058259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805058259I), Aug 5, 1988: Hughes 369HS (N369HS), New York City, NY. Precautionary landing after grinding sound from main rotor transmission. Landed in a parking lot.

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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