# Accident 19790725035279A: Hughes 369D, Bay City, OR, July 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bay City, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 45.5214° N, 123.8890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5214&lon=-123.8890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58184, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58184-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,136 total, 910 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYM54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM54-202528) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725035279A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LOST POWER AFTER UNLOADING SLING LOAD. POSSIBLE FUEL CONTROL UNIT DEFECT.

## 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 SEA80FYM54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM54-202528), Jul 25, 1979: Hughes 369D (N58184), Bay City, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58184 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811204077719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204077719A), Dec 4, 1981: Hughes 369D (N58184), Winterhaven, CA, Destroyed. During a cable stringing operation a cable lead line hit main rotor. Helicopter descended out of control.

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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