# Accident 19940622016249A: Hughes 369HS, Sarasota, FL, June 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1994, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3992° N, 82.5303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3992&lon=-82.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520TC-1997-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940622016249A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN BAY DURING LOW LEVEL PHOTO FLIGHT. PASSENGER REAR SEAT HAD ROPE SEAT BELT WHICH BROKE. WAS EJECTED.

## 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 MIA94LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA165), Jun 22, 1994: Hughes 369HS (N520TC), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: ALTITUDE MISJUDGED BY THE PILOT.

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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