# Accident 19800429011899A: Hughes 369HS, Georgetown, CA, April 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9114° N, 120.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9114&lon=-120.8346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8316F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316F-2013-05-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,975 total, 1,105 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800429011899A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT. MAIN ROTORS STRUCK EMBANKMENT ON EMERGENCY LANDING. BURNED. CAUSED OF FIRE UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX80FVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG36), Apr 29, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N8316F), Georgetown, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8316F (1)

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

- [Incident 19780621047059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780621047059I), Jun 21, 1978: Hughes 369HS (N8316F), Grass Valley, CA. Chip detector light came on, followed by a loud bang and smoke in the cockpit. Metal found in main oil screen

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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