# NTSB SEA81DYK02: Hughes 369, N8607F, Powers, OR, December 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1980
- Place: Powers, OR · POWERS, OR
- Location: 42.8850° N, 124.0762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powers, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8850&lon=-124.0762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3426  80/12/15   POWERS,OR           HUGHES 369          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3659
        TIME - 1330                    N8607F              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POWERS,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOGGING OPNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8607F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8607F-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 980336D (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369
- Registry model: [Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (registry code 4470706) (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 19801215076659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215076659A), Dec 15, 1980: Hughes 369D, Powers, OR, Substantial damage. Clutch gave out during hover for sling load hookup. Crash landed, rolled over after impact.

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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