# Accident 19950704016209A: Hughes 369HS, Ortin, WA, July 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ortin, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0402° N, 122.1405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0402&lon=-122.1405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9196F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9196F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 570 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950704016209A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER CABLE CIRCLING LOW OVER CARBIN RIVER ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. WAS ON LANDING APPROACH TO A SANDBAR.

## 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 SEA95LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA139), Jul 4, 1995: Hughes 369HS (N9196F), Orting, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE CABLE.

## Other reports on N9196F (1)

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

- [Accident 19750817031479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817031479A), Aug 17, 1975: Hughes 369HS (N9196F), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Fuel gage read 90 lb,tanks empty.

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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