# NTSB OAK79DVA02: Hughes 369D, N8347F, Clovis, CA, October 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1978
- Place: Clovis, CA · CLOVIS, CA
- Location: 36.8290° N, 119.6849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clovis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8290&lon=-119.6849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2823   78/10/7 NR.CLOVIS,CA          HUGHES 369D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4155
        TIME - 1520                    N8347F              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 654 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CLOVIS,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8347F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8347F-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 1260054D (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Registry model: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706) (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 19781007030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007030649A), Oct 7, 1978: Hughes 269A, Clovis,Ca, CA, 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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