# Accident 19940724019209A: Hughes 369HS, Seaside, OR, July 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Seaside, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8501° N, 123.5700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8501&lon=-123.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7771F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7771F-1997-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,092 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019209A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS HEARD IMPACT SAW SOMETHING SINK IN WATER. NOT RECOVERED DUE STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS.

## 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 SEA94FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA194), Jul 24, 1994: Hughes 369HS (N7771F), Seaside, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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