# NTSB ANC76AA119: Hughes 369, N9079F, Skagway, AK, August 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1976
- Place: Skagway, AK · SKAGWAY, AK
- Location: 59.4605° N, 135.2832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skagway, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4605&lon=-135.2832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1817   76/8/5  NR.SKAGWAY,AK         HUGHES 369          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3020
        TIME - 1430                    N9079F              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 680 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SKAGWAY,AK                   FIELD SITE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- M/R BLADES HIT CLIFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9079F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760805024679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760805024679A), Aug 5, 1976: Hughes 369HS, Skagway, AK, Substantial damage. M/r blades hit cliff.

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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