# NTSB NYC76FHJ28: Hughes 369, N609PD, Westbury, NY, July 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1976
- Place: Westbury, NY · WESTBURY, NY
- Location: 40.7599° N, 73.5892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westbury, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7599&lon=-73.5892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3696  76/7/31    WESTBURY,NY         HUGHES 369          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N609PD              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             AGE UNK/NR, 3111 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 167 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMPSTEAD,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DSCNDG TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO AN INJURED MOTORIST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N609PD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609PD-1990-02-13), registration cancelled 1990-02-13, S/N 0754S (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

## 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 19760731023139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760731023139A), Jul 31, 1976: Hughes 369HS, Westbury, NY, Substantial damage. Dscndg to render assistance to an injured motorist.

## Other investigations on N609PD (1)

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 SEA86FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA056), Feb 11, 1986: McDonnell Douglas 369D (N609PD), Cougar, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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