# NTSB DEN76DTE37: Hughes 369HS, N9252F, Colorado Spgs, CO, October 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1975
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO · COLORADO SPGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTE37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3198  75/10/30   COLORADO SPGS,CO    HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 624
        TIME - 1000                    N9252F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPGS,CO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9252F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9252F-1983-07-22), registration cancelled 1983-07-22, S/N 250705S (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
- Airport: Peterson Field

## 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 19751030035549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751030035549A), Oct 30, 1975: Hughes 369HS, Colorado Spgs, CO, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation.

## Other investigations on N9252F (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 LAX81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA001), Sep 30, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N9252F), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal

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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