# Accident 19791219034489A: Hughes 369D, Westwego, LA, December 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1979, 09:40 local time
- Place: Westwego, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 29.9054° N, 90.1435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westwego, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9054&lon=-90.1435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58270 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,318 total, 274 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791219034489A

## Narrative

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

WIND RAISED LIGHT SLING LOAD . CABLE HIT TAILROTOR. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE 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 FTW80FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD14), Dec 19, 1979: Hughes 369D (N58270), Westwego, LA, 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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