# Accident 19801004049809A: Hughes 369HS, Silverton, CO, October 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1980, 10:15 local time
- Place: Silverton, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BIGA
- Location: 37.8108° N, 107.6650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8108&lon=-107.6650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9153F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9153F-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 7,183 total, 337 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004049809A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK HIGH TENSION WIRES AND CRASHED DURING LOW LEVEL OPERATION.

## 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 DEN81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA001), Oct 4, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N9153F), Silverton, CO, substantial damage, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N9153F (2)

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

- [Accident 19770708023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770708023199A), Jul 8, 1977: Hughes 369HS (N9153F), Mackinaw, IL, Substantial damage. Stator case p/n 6871300 failed. Spray gear arms limited maneuverability for safe autorotation.
- [Accident 19760518012809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518012809A), May 18, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N9153F), Elkhart, KS, Substantial damage. Bird struck spray boom brace and it hit tailboom. Spraying sagebrush.

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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