# NTSB SEA72DYE38: Hughes 500, N9068F, Longmire, WA, June 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1972
- Place: Longmire, WA · LONGMIRE, WA
- Location: 46.7498° N, 121.8126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmire, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7498&lon=-121.8126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYE38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYE38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2246  72/6/30    LONGMIRE,WASH       HUGHES 500          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1006
        TIME - 1215                    N9068F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONGMIRE,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CRASHED INTO MTN AT 9500FT ELEV.CARRYING CARGO UP TO MTN BASE CAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9068F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9068F-2019-05-10), registration cancelled 2019-05-10, S/N 210293S, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9068F (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 WPR15LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA257), Sep 3, 2015: Hughes 369HS (N9068F), Manra Island, Kiribati, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A The loss of helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined asbecause the helicopter sank in the oceanwater and was not recovered.
- [NTSB LAX98LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA053), Dec 6, 1997: McDonnell Douglas 369HS (N9068F), Saipan, India, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the maintenance facility to comply with the service bulletins, which resulted in the development of a corrosion pit, subsequent leakage and failure of the acceleration bellows of the…

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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