# Accident 19940818021789A: Hughes 369HS, Custer, SD, August 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Custer, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7601° N, 103.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7601&lon=-103.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74AW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,779 total, 424 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940818021789A

## Narrative

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

ON SECOND DEMO AUTOROTATION LANDING A SKID HIT ROCK HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS. CAUSED GROUND RESONANCE AND ROLL OVER.

## 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 CHI94LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA287), Aug 18, 1994: Hughes 369HS (N74AW), Custer, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain on which to perform an autorotation. A factor in this accident was the hidden obstruction.

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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