# Accident 19811204077719A: Hughes 369D, Winterhaven, CA, December 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Winterhaven, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 32.7372° N, 114.6378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winterhaven, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7372&lon=-114.6378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58184, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58184-2014-10-29) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,771 total, 36 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DUM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204077719A

## Narrative

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

DURING A CABLE STRINGING OPERATION A CABLE LEAD LINE HIT MAIN ROTOR. HELICOPTER DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL.

## 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 LAX82DUM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUM05), Dec 4, 1981: Hughes 369 (N58184), Winterhaven, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N58184 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790725035279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725035279A), Jul 25, 1979: Hughes 369D (N58184), Bay City, OR, Substantial damage. Helicopter lost power after unloading sling load. Possible fuel control unit defect.

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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