# NTSB IAD80FA071: Hughes 500, N2769, Stephensville, MD, March 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1980
- Place: Stephensville, MD · STEPHENSVILLE, MD
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0422  80/3/24  NR.STEPHENSVILLE,MD   HUGHES 500          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2769               PX-  1  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              41, 5182 TOTAL HOURS, 92
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDREWS AFB,MD              MIDDLETOWN,DE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- HELICOPTER MISSING IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2769](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2769-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 110289S (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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 19800324008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800324008779A), Mar 24, 1980: Hughes 369, Stevensville, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter became missing on flight near chesapeake bay. One piece of wreckage and bodies washed ashore.

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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