# Accident 19930615018119A: Hughes 369HS, Orlando, FL, June 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1993, 13:50 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4499° N, 81.4699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4499&lon=-81.4699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500RT-2001-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,463 total, 864 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930615018119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILURE ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. LOST POWER. ROUGH TERRAIN QUICK STOPPED. HIT GROUND. CHOPPED TAIL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA93LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA143), Jun 15, 1993: Hughes 369HS (N500RT), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE AUTOROTATIVE FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO SEIZURE OF THE COMPRESSOR IMPELLER FOLLOWING FAILURE OF THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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