# Accident 19931231050909A: Hughes 369HS, Mason, TX, December 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1993, 19:30 local time
- Place: Mason, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7394° N, 99.2292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7394&lon=-99.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7092Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7092Q-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,118 total, 433 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231050909A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY, THE HELICOPTER ENTERED UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT/PASSENGER TOOK OVER CONTROL AS THE PILOT WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO HIM.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL.  JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT GRABBED THE CONTROLS AND THE HELICOPTER AGAIN ENTERED UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND ON ITS LEFT SIDE.  A FIRE FOLLOWED THE  IMPACT, AND THE STUDENT PILOT/PASSENGER EXTRICATED THE PILOT FROM THE      WRECKAGE.  AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.  VISUAL BRIGHT NIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 FTW94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA061), Jan 1, 1994: Hughes 369HS (N7092Q), Mason, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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