# NTSB ANC77DA076: Hughes 369HS, N9193F, Kobuk, AK, August 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1977
- Place: Kobuk, AK · KOBUK, AK
- Location: 66.9236° N, 156.9043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kobuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9236&lon=-156.9043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4089  77/8/17  NR.KOBUK,AK           HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3000
        TIME - 2100                    N9193F              PX-  0  0  1  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOGOLUKUK CAMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KOBUK,AK                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9193F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kogolukuk Camp

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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