# Accident 19800829040009A: Hughes 369D, Manistee, MI, August 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1980, 16:20 local time
- Place: Manistee, MI
- Airport: Blacker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2449° N, 86.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2449&lon=-86.3277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500NC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500NC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,660 total, 210 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800829040009A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER MISLAID PURSE WHICH JAMMED CONTROLS CAUSING CRASH DURING LANDING.

## 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 CHI80DEM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM44), Aug 29, 1980: Hughes 500D (N500NC), Manistee, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N500NC (2)

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

- [Accident 20070705019599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070705019599A), Jul 5, 2007: Hughes 369D (N500NC), Comfrey, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported losing power during spray run. N2 was observed below minimum red line. Minimal altitude was obtained, chose to turn away from power lines…
- [Incident 19830114002539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830114002539I), Jan 14, 1983: Hughes 369D (N500NC), Newark Valley, NY. Low fuel light on. Power lost. Made safe landing. Fuel flow transmitter was replaced. Fuel level sensor inaccurate.

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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