# NTSB FTW79FA059: Hughes 369D, N58333, Angleton, TX, March 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1979
- Place: Angleton, TX · ANGLETON, TX
- Location: 29.1718° N, 95.4293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angleton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1718&lon=-95.4293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1039   79/3/9    ANGLETON,TX         HUGHES 369D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1320                    N58333              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 42, 6150 TOTAL HOURS, 400
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE JACKSON,TX             COLUMBIA LAKES,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58333](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58333-1982-11-05), registration cancelled 1982-11-05, S/N 1280419D (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Registry model: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790309013319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309013319A), Mar 9, 1979: Hughes 369D, Angleton, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Operated helicopter at tree top level,hit power lines,crashed and burned.

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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