# NTSB SEA77FYA28: Hughes 369HS, N9224F, American Falls, ID, July 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1977
- Place: American Falls, ID · AMERICAN FALLS, ID
- Location: 42.7828° N, 112.8542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of American Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7828&lon=-112.8542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2889   77/7/9    AMERICAN FALLS,ID   HUGHES 369HS        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2500
        TIME - 2009                    N9224F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMERICAN FALLS,ID           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4455                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK 70FT HIGH POWER LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9224F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9224F-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 1040658S, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770709018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770709018769A), Jul 9, 1977: Hughes 369HS, American Falls, ID, Destroyed. Struck 70FT high power line.

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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