# NTSB SEA73AS018: Hughes 369HS, N9033F, North Bend, WA, January 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1973
- Place: North Bend, WA · NORTH BEND, WA
- Location: 47.4880° N, 121.7688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4880&lon=-121.7688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0122  73/1/16    NORTH BEND,WASH     HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1120                    N9033F              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 24, 2775 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAPLE VALLEY,WASH           FINDLEY LAKE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- PLT HAD TO REDUCE PWR TO STAB YAW.ACFT AT MAX GWT.SKID BROKE THRU ICE,ROLLED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9033F (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 19730116001659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730116001659A), Jan 16, 1973: Hughes 369HS, North Bend, WA, Substantial damage. Plt had to reduce pwr to stab yaw. Acft at max gwt. Skid broke thru ice,rolled over.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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