# Accident 19950118017069A: Hughes 369E, Tampa, FL, January 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1995, 19:57 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9596° N, 82.4893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9596&lon=-82.4893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4TP-1996-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 221 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95GA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95GA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950118017069A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING LOW OVER BAY SEARCHING FOR DROWNING VICTIM. COLLIDED WITH THE WATER. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR.

## 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 MIA95GA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95GA062), Jan 19, 1995: Hughes 369E (N4TP), Tampa, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AS A RESULT OF BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED WHILE MANEUVERING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT WITH NO VISIBLE HORIZON.

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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