Accident: Hughes 369
Nov 16, 2016 · Pukoo, HI
NTSB numberWPR17FA021Event id20161116X00108
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions at night in rain, which resulted in his geographic disorientation and controlled flight into terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369
- Registration
- N81GG
- Year built
- 1979
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying VFR encounter with IMC
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Kapalua Airport (JHM)11 nm (20 km) south-east
- Kalaupapa Airport (LUP)12 nm (23 km) north-west
- Molokai Airport (MKK)17 nm (32 km) west
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