# Accident 19970930029259A: Hughes 369HS, Morgan, UT, September 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1997
- Place: Morgan, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 41.0093° N, 111.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0093&lon=-111.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9102F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970930029259A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON DURST MOUNTAIN, LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS, TOUCHED DOWN ON ONE SKID, ROLLED ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 FTW97LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA369), Sep 30, 1997: Hughes 369HS (N9102F), Morgan, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control because he exceeded the helicopter's hover performance. A factor was the high density altitude.

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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