# Accident 19950307003369A: Hughes 369E, Medford, OR, March 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1995, 13:40 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4593° N, 122.6608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4593&lon=-122.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59HS-1998-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,968 total, 44 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950307003369A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HELICOPTER SOLO. CRASHED DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS. MAIN ROTORS HAD STRUCK POWERLINE.

## 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 SEA95FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA064), Mar 7, 1995: McDonnell Douglas 369E (N59HS), Lakecreek, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE TRANSMISSION LINES.

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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