# Accident 19950325005439A: Hughes 369HS, Burnet, TX, March 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Burnet Municipal/Katie Craddock Ap
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7595° N, 98.2195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7595&lon=-98.2195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3961H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950325005439A

## Narrative

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

AIR TOUR FLIGHT AT AIRSHOW. NO JET FUEL, PUT IN AVGAS. LOST POWER EN ROUTE TO FUEL. FAILED TO USE BOOST PUMP.

## 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 FTW95LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA146), Mar 25, 1995: Hughes 369HS (N3961H), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM DURING THE AUTOROTATION AND HIS DELAYED FLARE. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WHILE USING AVIATION GASOLINE VICE…

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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