# NTSB IAD79DIJ07: Hughes 369D, N8674F, Amherstdale, WV, May 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1979
- Place: Amherstdale, WV · AMHERSTDALE, WV
- Location: 37.7826° N, 81.8271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amherstdale, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7826&lon=-81.8271&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DIJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1316  79/5/30    AMHERSTDALE,WV      HUGHES 369D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2587
        TIME - 1100                    N8674F              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1011 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMHERSTDALE,WV              GILBERT,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8674F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8674F-1993-08-31), registration cancelled 1993-08-31, S/N 970185D (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: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790530013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530013349A), May 30, 1979: Hughes 369D, Amherstdale, WV, Substantial damage. Numbers 6 and 7 bearings on the turbine section failed, causing a forced landing.

## Other investigations on N8674F (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 BFO92FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA022), Jan 15, 1992: Hughes 369D (N8674F), Edison, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL NOZZLE WHICH RESULTED IN PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.

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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