# Accident 19790402015849A: Hughes 369D, Pekin, IL, April 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1979, 14:56 local time
- Place: Pekin, IL
- Airport: Peoria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5688° N, 89.6251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pekin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5688&lon=-89.6251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8629F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8629F-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,484 total, 1,410 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402015849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY HELICOPTER UNDER WIRES THAT CROSSED A RIVER. STRUCK WATER AND CRASHED INTO THE WATER.

## 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 CHI79DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA039), Apr 2, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8629F), Pekin, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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