- Date
- April 29, 1980
- Place
- Georgetown, CA · GEORGETOWN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8316FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800429011899A
- Case key
- 131051
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0460 80/4/29 NR.GEORGETOWN,CA HUGHES 369HS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1300 N8316F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 33, 4975 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1105 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN,CA MINDEN,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8316F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8316FRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Hughes 369HSAirframe modelHughes 369HSEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.