# NTSB SEA80DYE14: Hughes 369, N9205F, Redmond, WA, February 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1980
- Place: Redmond, WA · REDMOND, WA
- Location: 47.6779° N, 122.1153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redmond, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6779&lon=-122.1153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0273  80/2/16    REDMOND,WA          HUGHES 369          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0902                    N9205F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 28, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            406 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDMOND,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR ON FLOAT EQUIPPED HEL HIT WATER DRG LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9205F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9205F-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 440583S, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- 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
- Airport: Bellevue

## 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 19800216002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800216002619A), Feb 16, 1980: Hughes 369HS, Redmond, WA, Substantial damage. Flared float equipped helicopter too much on water landing. Tail rotor hit water. Ditched.

## Other investigations on N9205F (1)

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 LAX96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA009), Oct 12, 1995: Hughes 369HS (N9205F), Hana, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance inspection of the fuel system which permitted air to enter the engine fuel supply. A factor in the accident was the pilot's improper execution…

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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