# Accident 19801215076659A: Hughes 369D, Powers, OR, December 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Powers, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 42.8850° N, 124.0762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powers, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8850&lon=-124.0762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8607F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8607F-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,659 total, 83 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215076659A

## Narrative

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

CLUTCH GAVE OUT DURING HOVER FOR SLING LOAD HOOKUP. CRASH LANDED, ROLLED OVER AFTER IMPACT.

## 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 SEA81DYK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK02), Dec 15, 1980: Hughes 369 (N8607F), Powers, OR, 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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