# Accident 19940814021319A: Hughes TH55A, Houghton Lake, MI, August 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1994
- Place: Houghton Lake, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3098° N, 84.7601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3098&lon=-84.7601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20SD-2018-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES TH55A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940814021319A

## Narrative

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

STOLEN HELICOPTER FOUND CRASHED. PILOT LEFT SCENE. SUSPECT IN CUSTODY LOCAL POLICE.

## 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 CHI94LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA279), Aug 14, 1994: Hughes TH-55A (N20SD), Houghton, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft.

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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