# NTSB LAX80FUJ07: Hughes 369D, N58305, Sun City, AZ, November 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1979
- Place: Sun City, AZ · SUN CITY, AZ
- Location: 33.6155° N, 112.2831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6155&lon=-112.2831&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ07-201187

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3729   79/11/3 NR.SUN CITY,AZ        HUGHES 369D         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3028
        TIME - 1500                    N58305              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 465 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUKE AFB AUX 3
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                 SUN CITY,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- T/R PITCH,CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED FOR UNDETMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N58305 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Luke Afb Aux 3

## 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 19791103042099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791103042099A), Nov 3, 1979: Hughes 369D, Sun City, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot reported vibration & yaw on final. Made hard power-off landing. No mechanical defects found.

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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