# Accident 19950612017399A: Hughes 369D, Kethcikan, AK, June 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1995, 05:15 local time
- Place: Kethcikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6096° N, 131.5803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6096&lon=-131.5803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N549SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N549SW-1996-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 500D (registry code 4470806, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-500d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950612017399A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC95LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA075), Jun 12, 1995: Hughes 500D (N549SW), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN AIR LEAK AT A 'B' NUT FITTING ON A PNEUMATIC PC TUBE TO THE POWER TURBINE GOVERNOR. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DID NOT DETECT A LEAK AFTER PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE GOVERNER AND P2 AIR LINE.

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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