# NTSB CHI80DEM44: Hughes 500D, N500NC, Manistee, MI, August 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1980
- Place: Manistee, MI · MANISTEE, MI
- Location: 44.2449° N, 86.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2449&lon=-86.3277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEM44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1875  80/8/29    MANISTEE,MI         HUGHES 500D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 3660
        TIME - 1620                    N500NC              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANISTEE BLACKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT CLINTON,OH             MANISTEE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PAXS PURSE BECAME LODGED UNDER L PEDAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N500NC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500NC), registered now, S/N 1260052D, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500D
- Registry model: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manistee Blacker

## 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 19800829040009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800829040009A), Aug 29, 1980: Hughes 369D, Manistee, MI, Substantial damage. Passenger mislaid purse which jammed controls causing crash during landing.

## Other investigations on N500NC (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 CHI07LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA193), Jul 5, 2007: Hughes 369D (N500NC), Comfrey, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the loose pressure line during aerial application maneuvers which resulted in a hard forced landing.

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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