# Accident 19800216002619A: Hughes 369HS, Redmond, WA, February 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1980, 09:02 local time
- Place: Redmond, WA
- Airport: Bellevue
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6779° N, 122.1153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redmond, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6779&lon=-122.1153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9205F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9205F-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 406 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800216002619A

## Narrative

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

FLARED FLOAT EQUIPPED HELICOPTER TOO MUCH ON WATER LANDING. TAIL ROTOR HIT WATER. DITCHED.

## 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 SEA80DYE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE14), Feb 16, 1980: Hughes 369 (N9205F), Redmond, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9205F (1)

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

- [Accident 19951011036109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951011036109A), Oct 11, 1995: Hughes 369HS (N9205F), Hana, HI, Substantial damage. Vibration fuel filter light. Lost power. Autorotated to hard landing. Fuel filter leak. Air entered. Bad safety wire

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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