# Accident 19940927031121A: Hughes 369F, Mesa, AZ, September 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1994, 20:43 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Mcdonnell Douglas Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4295° N, 111.7107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4295&lon=-111.7107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520NT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520NT-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell-Douglas Helicopter 369F/530F (registry code 3027370, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369f-530f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369F
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17,795 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940927031121A

## Narrative

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

OPERATING AS A CHASE COPTER TO MONITOR TEST CRAFT ROO324 LOST TRACK OF IT AND COLLIDED WITH SAME. CRASHED INVERTED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- RO032: [Accident 19940927031122A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940927031122A)

## 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 LAX94FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA383), Sep 28, 1994: Mcdonnell Douglas 520N (N520NT), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CHASE HELICOPTER PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE LEAD HELICOPTER DURING A NIGHT APPROACH TO LAND. POSSIBLE FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, AND INADEQUATE RADIO…

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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