# Accident 19931119043709A: Hughes 369HS, Antonia, MO, November 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1993, 03:46 local time
- Place: Antonia, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3595° N, 90.3705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3595&lon=-90.3705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9179F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9179F-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,091 total, 220 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94GA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94GA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931119043709A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVER WAS TESTING NIGHT VISION GOGGLES. COPTER HIT GROUND UNPLANNED. CLIMBED. IMPACTED TREES. NO MECHANICAL.

## 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 CHI94GA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94GA038), Nov 19, 1993: Hughes 369HS (N9179F), Antonia, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

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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