# Accident 19800826039289A: Hughes 369HS, Las Vegas, NV, August 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1980, 09:42 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SSAA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9144F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9144F-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,569 total, 98 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826039289A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF MOUNTAIN TO HOVER. HELICOPTER SETTLED. SKID HIT LOG. CRAFT ROLLED OVER. FACTORS; OVERGROSS, ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX80FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA136), Aug 26, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N9144F), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N9144F (1)

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

- [Incident 19800801084299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801084299I), Aug 1, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N9144F), Temple Bar, AZ. Fourth and fifth compressor stage vane and band assembly eroded by sand, causing restricted airflow and overtemp

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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