# NTSB FTW76DPM26: Hughes 369HS, N500PA, Vinita, OK, June 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1976
- Place: Vinita, OK · VINITA, OK
- Location: 36.6442° N, 95.0622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vinita, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6442&lon=-95.0622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1483   76/6/7  NR.VINITA,OK          HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N500PA              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 1178 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            181 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEONS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                   VINITA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N500PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500PA-2020-04-02), registration cancelled 2020-04-02, S/N 840629S, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Leons

## 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 19760607014959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760607014959A), Jun 7, 1976: Hughes 369HS, Vinita, OK, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation.

## Other investigations on N500PA (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 MKC83LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA149), Jul 9, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N500PA), Springfield, MO, substantial damage

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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