# Accident 19950626014879A: Hughes 369D, Highland, CA, June 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1995, 10:20 local time
- Place: Highland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EFLA
- Location: 34.1304° N, 117.1500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1304&lon=-117.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1089N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1089N-1996-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 5,305 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626014879A

## Narrative

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

LOCAL SURVEY FLIGHT. LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. SPUN TO IMPACT. TAIL ROTOR SEPERATED WHEN FOULED BY LOOSE SURVEY TAPE

## 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 LAX95FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA225), Jun 26, 1995: Hughes 369D (N1089N), Highland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to verify the security of his passenger's cargo/personal belongings which departed the aircraft striking the tailrotor.

## Other reports on N1089N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19811124075089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811124075089A), Nov 24, 1981: Hughes 369D (N1089N), Deming, NM, Substantial damage. Engine quit after completing powerline patrol due to fuel exhaustion. Chopped tail boom landing. Fuel gauge error.

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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