# NTSB SEA80FYM17: Hughes 369HS, N9219F, Siletz, OR, February 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1980
- Place: Siletz, OR · SILETZ, OR
- Location: 44.7218° N, 123.9187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Siletz, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7218&lon=-123.9187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1949  80/2/21  NR.SILETZ,OR          HUGHES 369HS        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1824
        TIME - 1345                    N9219F              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SILETZ,OR                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOREIGN MATTER,SOURCE UNDETERMINED,FOUND IN FUEL CTL UNIT. EXTERNAL LOGGING OPNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9219F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9219F-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 940638S, built 1974 (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 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19800221004699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221004699A), Feb 21, 1980: Hughes 369HS, Siletz, OR, Substantial damage. Helicopter lost power picking up logs. Blades hit trees. Substantial damage with no injury.

## Other investigations on N9219F (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 LAX91LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA198), May 5, 1991: Hughes 369HS (N9219F), Keanae, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE IN FATIGUE OF THE HELICOPTER'S SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS RELATED TO THE LACK OF A SUITABLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITE.
- [NTSB LAX90LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA162), May 4, 1990: Hughes 369C (N9219F), Kahului, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE ROOM EXISTED TO POSITION THE HELICOPTER ON THE LANDING PLATFORM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF GROUND PERSONNEL TO ENSURE THAT HAZARDS TO…

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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