# Accident 19800221004699A: Hughes 369HS, Siletz, OR, February 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1980, 13:15 local time
- Place: Siletz, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 44.7218° N, 123.9187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Siletz, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7218&lon=-123.9187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9219F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9219F-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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,824 total, 62 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221004699A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LOST POWER PICKING UP LOGS. BLADES HIT TREES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY.

## 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 SEA80FYM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM17), Feb 21, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N9219F), Siletz, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9219F (2)

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

- [Accident 19910505014259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505014259A), May 5, 1991: Hughes 369HS (N9219F), Keanae, HI, Substantial damage. Lost engine power. Autorotated into trees. Spur adapter gearshaft splines failed. Improper compressor bolt loose.
- [Accident 19900503013369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900503013369A), May 3, 1990: Hughes 369C (N9219F), Kahului, HI, Substantial damage. Tail boom was severed after striking a light marker pole while hovering to land on a trailer.

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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