# Accident 19790530013349A: Hughes 369D, Amherstdale, WV, May 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Amherstdale, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7826° N, 81.8271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amherstdale, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7826&lon=-81.8271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8674F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8674F-1993-08-31) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,587 total, 1,011 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DIJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530013349A

## Narrative

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

NUMBERS 6 AND 7 BEARINGS ON THE TURBINE SECTION FAILED, CAUSING A FORCED 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 IAD79DIJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ07), May 30, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8674F), Amherstdale, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8674F (1)

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

- [Accident 19920115000649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920115000649A), Jan 15, 1992: Hughes 369D (N8674F), Edison, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed to dutch roll nose over tumbled. Hit ground and burned. Rotor RPM low at impact. Cause of problem unknown.

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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