# NTSB ANC76AA086: Hughes 369, N500HC, Kandik, AK, May 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1976
- Place: Kandik, AK · KANDIK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1813   76/5/9    KANDIK AK           HUGHES 369          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 4100
        TIME - 2130                    N500HC              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANDIK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANDIK CAMP 2               KANDIK AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        REMARKS- ENG OVR TEMP SITUATIONS N/R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N500HC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kandik

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760509024929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509024929A), May 9, 1976: Hughes 369HS, Kandik Ak, AK, Substantial damage. Eng ovr temp situations n/r.

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.

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