# NTSB DEN78DQA55: Hughes 500C, N9125F, Cuba, NM, September 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Cuba, NM · CUBA, NM
- Location: 36.0146° N, 106.9680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cuba, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0146&lon=-106.9680&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DQA55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2867  78/9/10    CUBA,NM             HUGHES 500C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1155
        TIME - 1600                    N9125F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LINDRITH,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9125F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9125F-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 820399S, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500C
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 317HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (registry code 03011, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wright'S Ranch

## 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 19780910044639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910044639A), Sep 10, 1978: Hughes 369HE, Cuba, NM, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9125F (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 FTW76FRD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD58), Aug 4, 1976: Hughes 369 (N9125F), Intrcostl City, LA, destroyed

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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