# NTSB MIA76DKG01: Hughes 369, N9071F, Savannah, GA, July 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1975
- Place: Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2878   75/7/2    SAVANNAH,GA         HUGHES 369          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1910                    N9071F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 3697 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            580 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD HARD ON AFT PORTION OF SKIDS.MAIN ROTOR SEVERED TAIL BOOM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9071F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9071F-1988-11-18), registration cancelled 1988-11-18, S/N 110278S (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Savannah Muni

## 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 19750702025169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702025169A), Jul 2, 1975: Hughes 369HS, Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. Lndd hard on aft portion of skids. Main rotor severed tail boom.

## Other investigations on N9071F (2)

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 MIA82FKT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKT02), Nov 23, 1981: Hughes 369HS (N9071F), Sunrise, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW72DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRD23), Apr 30, 1972: Hughes 369HS (N9071F), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage

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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