# Accident 19930915034499A: Hughes 369D, Georgetown, CA, September 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JYDL
- Location: 38.9304° N, 120.7699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9304&lon=-120.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501RR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,475 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930915034499A

## Narrative

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

INADVERENTLY ENTERED SETTLING WITH POWER. UNABLE TO TIMELY JETTISON LOAD. DESCENDED INTO TREES.

## 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 LAX93LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA353), Sep 15, 1993: Hughes 369D (N501RR), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER IMPROPERLY PLANNING HIS APPROACH TO A HOVER BY AVOIDING CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SETTLING WITH POWER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE HIGH DENSITY…

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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