# Accident 19800518015289A: Hughes 369D, Vernal, UT, May 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58245 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 480 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518015289A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD EMERGENCY LANDING IN DEEP SNOW DUE TO ENCOUNTERING ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 DEN80FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA034), May 18, 1980: Hughes 500 (N58245), Vernal, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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