# Accident 19931019039769A: Hughes 369E, Richfield, OH, October 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1993, 16:50 local time
- Place: Richfield, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2302° N, 81.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2302&lon=-81.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1605Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1605Z-1994-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,027 total, 4,130 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931019039769A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES WHILE SCUD RUNNING AT LOW ALTITUDE. IMPACT SHEARED TAIL ROTOR SPUN TO LEFT. IMPACTED. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC94FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA014), Oct 19, 1993: Mcdonnell Douglas 369E (N1605Z), Richfield, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH POWER LINES WHILE THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE HELICOPTER AT A LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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