# NTSB OAK79FVD13: Hughes 369D, N8359F, Mckinleyville, CA, March 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1979
- Place: Mckinleyville, CA · MCKINLEYVILLE, CA
- Location: 40.9512° N, 124.0776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKinleyville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9512&lon=-124.0776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FVD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0303   79/3/1    MCKINLEYVILLE,CA    HUGHES 369D         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0953                    N8359F              PX-  0  1  0  CTR PASSG-D               AGE 34, 1978 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            224 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCATA AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITH RIVER,CA              BLUE LAKE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT SUSPECTED TAIL ROTOR FAILURE,ATTMPTD EMERG LNDG.MAIN ROTOR BADES SEVERED TAILCONE ON TCHDWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8359F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8359F-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 1260053D (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Arcata Airport

## 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 19790301005939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790301005939A), Mar 1, 1979: Hughes 369D, Mckinleyville, CA, Destroyed. After power run-on landing helicopter spun rapidly on it's skids and disintegrated.z

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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