# Accident 19820126001969A: Hughes 369D, Walsenburg, CO, January 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1982, 12:35 local time
- Place: Walsenburg, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.6306° N, 104.7817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walsenburg, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6306&lon=-104.7817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58214 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,206 total, 806 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820126001969A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW FLIGHT OVER ROUGH TERRAIN TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFTS FORCED HELICOPTER INTO GROUND CAUSING ACCIDENT.

## 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 DEN82DA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA024), Jan 26, 1982: Hughes 369D (N58214), 10mi. Nw Walsen, 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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