# Accident 19801027057869A: Hughes 369D, Alma, CO, October 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Alma, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.2861° N, 106.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alma, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2861&lon=-106.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58216, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58216-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,195 total, 2,102 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE04-128570) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801027057869A

## Narrative

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

OPERATED HELICOPTER AT LOW ALTITUDE INTO AREA OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE-OUT.  ROTORS STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 DEN80FTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE04-128570), Oct 27, 1980: Hughes 369D (N58216), Alma, CO, substantial damage

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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