# Accident 19940730047839A: Hughes TH55A, Savannah, GA, July 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9809° N, 81.0802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9809&lon=-81.0802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789MC-1995-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes TH-55A (registry code 4471004, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-th-55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES TH55A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94GA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94GA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730047839A

## Narrative

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

MOSQUITO CONTROL SPRAY CRAFT LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES EXCEPT CARBONED SOOTY PLUGS.

## 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 ATL94GA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94GA148), Jul 30, 1994: Hughes TH-55A (N789MC), Savannah, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power 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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