# NTSB FTW80IA075: Hughes 369, N58419, Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), May 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1980
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · GULF OF MEXICO, GM
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80IA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0005  80/5/15    GULF OF MEXICO      HUGHES 369          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1789
        TIME - 1100                    N58419              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLATFORM 264                PLATFORM 281
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK UNDER TOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58419](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58419-1983-05-11), registration cancelled 1983-05-11, S/N 78-0333D (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Registry model: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: No 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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