# Accident 19950220003539A: Hughes 500N, Key Largo, FL, February 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Key Largo, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.0794° N, 80.4392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0794&lon=-80.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7172Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7172Z-2012-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 500C (registry code 4470805, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-500c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500N
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 175 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950220003539A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED ON A ROAD. COLLIDED WITH GROUND TAIL FIRST. LOOSE FUEL LINE B NUT.

## 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 MIA95LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA078), Feb 20, 1995: Hughes 500C (N7172Z), Key Largo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude and failure to apply collective cushioning pitch during an autorotation resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power…

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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