# Accident 19790519010229A: Hughes 369D, Lone Ranch, CA, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 22:00 local time
- Place: Lone Ranch, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8347F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8347F-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,562 total, 362 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519010229A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT SWITCH DEFECTIVE. PILOT UNABLE TO DIM LIGHTS. COULD NOT SEE OUT.ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8347F (1)

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

- [Accident 19781007030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007030649A), Oct 7, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8347F), Clovis,Ca, 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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