# Accident 19790701018279A: Hughes 369D, La Barge, WY, July 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1979, 07:20 local time
- Place: La Barge, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2608° N, 110.1972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Barge, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2608&lon=-110.1972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8667F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8667F-1984-04-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,373 total, 234 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTC19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701018279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEARD EXPLOSION IN ENGINE. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDED HARD.

## 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 DEN79FTC19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC19), Jul 1, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8667F), Labarge, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8667F (1)

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

- [Accident 19830912048629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830912048629A), Sep 12, 1983: Hughes 369D (N8667F), Woodruff, UT, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor control during hover with a sling load. Impacted in a left spin. Tail rotor drive coupling failed.

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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