- Date
- July 21, 1984, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- El Paso, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9183FHughes 369HS
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840721034129A
- Case key
- 21401
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In flight collision with terrain/water
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
The helicopter crashed into a field during an aerial application flight. There were no eyewitnesses to the crash. The pilot was pulled from the wreckage by a farm worker who heard the crash. The pilot would not state to investigators what occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9183F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 440593S
- Airframe hours
- 3,540
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Harold D. Jones
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,265 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 12,250 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ELP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.