# Accident 19800111000089A: Hughes 369D, Diane, KY, January 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1980, 12:45 local time
- Place: Diane, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9163F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9163F-1998-03-14) (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: 3,902 total, 43 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FLQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111000089A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER HIT WIRES ON APPROACH TO LANDING SITE. FELL STRAIGHT DOWN AFTER WIRE STRIKE.

## 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 IAD80FLQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ10), Jan 11, 1980: Hughes 500D (N9163F), Dione, KY, destroyed

## Other reports on N9163F (1)

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

- [Accident 19891027043679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891027043679A), Oct 27, 1989: Hughes 369D (N9163F), Neah Bay, WA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor gear box separated. Crash landed. Marks indicate gear box and fatigue cracks on studes existed long time

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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