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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Kethcikan, AK · June 12, 1995

Date
June 12, 1995 · 05:15 local
Place
Kethcikan, AK
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N549SW
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC95LA075
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power, autorotated to hard landing in gravel pit. Severed tailbom. Air leak pc line b nut caused flameout.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER, AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING IN GRAVEL PIT. SEVERED TAILBOM. AIR LEAK PC LINE B NUT CAUSED FLAMEOUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.