# NTSB CHI77FEC01: Hughes 369HS, N9213F, Pickney, MI, October 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1976
- Place: Pickney, MI · PICKNEY, MI
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3661  76/10/21   PICKNEY,MI          HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3300
        TIME - 1100                    N9213F              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,MI                  PICKNEY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP CONTIMINATED WITH WATER,RUST AND PAINT FLAKES.ACFT PITCHED FWD ON ROUGH TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9213F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213F-1997-02-24), registration cancelled 1997-02-24, S/N 840630S (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19761021036599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761021036599A), Oct 21, 1976: Hughes 369HS, Pickney, MI, Substantial damage. Eng driven fuel pump contiminated with water,rust and paint flakes. Acft pitched fwd on rough trrn.

## Other investigations on N9213F (2)

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 LAX95LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA298), Aug 17, 1995: Mcdonnell Douglas 500 (N9213F), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: the accidental discharge of a spear gun by the observer.
- [NTSB MKC90LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA024), Nov 9, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas 369HS (N9213F), Oklee, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED POWER PLANT FAILURE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, SNOW, AND GUSTY WIND.

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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