# Accident 19830912048629A: Hughes 369D, Woodruff, UT, September 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1983, 10:20 local time
- Place: Woodruff, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 41.4702° N, 111.2292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4702&lon=-111.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8667F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8667F-1984-04-03) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830912048629A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL DURING HOVER WITH A SLING LOAD. IMPACTED IN A LEFT SPIN. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE COUPLING FAILED.

## 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 DEN83FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA215), Sep 12, 1983: Hughes 369D (N8667F), Woodruff, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8667F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790701018279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701018279A), Jul 1, 1979: Hughes 369D (N8667F), La Barge, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot heard explosion in engine. Made emergency landing. Landed hard.

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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