# Accident 19950817028589A: Hughes 369HS, American Samoa, American Samoa, August 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: American Samoa, American Samoa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9213F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213F-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,399 total, 7,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817028589A

## Narrative

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

FISH SPOTTING MISSION. FIRED SPEAR GUN ACCIDENTLY INTO ROTORS DURING HOVER. FLOATS BROKE ON WATER IMPACT. SANK.

## 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 LAX95LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA298), Aug 17, 1995: Mcdonnell Douglas 500 (N9213F), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: the accidental discharge of a spear gun by the observer.

## Other reports on N9213F (2)

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

- [Accident 19891109048149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891109048149A), Nov 9, 1989: Hughes 369HS (N9213F), Oklee, MN, Substantial damage. Reported loud bang,engine out on pipeline patrol. No defects found. Flew into ground in heavy snowshower.
- [Accident 19761021036599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761021036599A), Oct 21, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N9213F), Pickney, MI, Substantial damage. Eng driven fuel pump contiminated with water,rust and paint flakes. Acft pitched fwd on rough trrn.

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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