# NTSB OAK79FVG55: Hughes 369HS, N9268F, Yuba City, CA, June 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1979
- Place: Yuba City, CA · YUBA CITY, CA
- Location: 39.1298° N, 121.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuba City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1298&lon=-121.6415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FVG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2031  79/6/25  NR.YUBA CITY,CA       HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N9268F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 32, 6200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         YUBA CITY,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- IP WAS DEMONSTRATING A LOW LVL AUTOROTATIVE LNDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9268F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- 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 19790625014629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625014629A), Jun 25, 1979: Hughes 369, Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. Instructor pilot checking out new employee. Made hard landing on simulated autorotation.

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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