# Accident 19930815029429A: Hughes 369D, Chico, CA, August 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1993, 10:05 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7396° N, 121.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7396&lon=-121.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8606F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8606F-1994-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930815029429A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG SEVERE VIBRATION. AUTOROTATED. OBSERVER PUT FLIGHT SUIT IN BAGGAGE. BLEW OUT OF CABIN. TANGLED TAIL ROTOR

## 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 LAX93LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA323), Aug 15, 1993: Hughes 369D (N8606F), Chico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the observer's failure to properly secure stowed items in the rear compartment prior to takeoff and the resultant foreign object damage to the tail rotor system which precluded the pilot from…

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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