# NTSB LAX80FVG36: Hughes 369HS, N8316F, Georgetown, CA, April 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1980
- Place: Georgetown, CA · GEORGETOWN, CA
- Location: 38.9114° N, 120.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9114&lon=-120.8346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316F-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 460812S, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- 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 19800429011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800429011899A), Apr 29, 1980: Hughes 369HS, Georgetown, CA, Destroyed. Smoke filled cockpit. Main rotors struck embankment on emergency landing. Burned. Caused of fire unknown.

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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