# Accident 19951109036419A: Hughes 369D, Alma, MI, November 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Alma, MI
- Airport: Gratiot Community Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: TH6L
- Location: 43.1697° N, 84.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1697&lon=-84.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58231 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951109036419A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LIFTING CHRISTMAS TREES. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. BROKE SKID.ROLLED, ANTICE ON.NO SNOW IN SEPARATOR. (-23) PILOT WAS LIFTING 800# BUNDLES OF CHRISTMAN TREES, ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THEN QUIT. HELICOPTER WAS AUTOROTATED FROM 40' AND MADE HARD LANDING, BREAKING THE RIGHT SKID/STRUTS AND ROLLING OVER ON RIGHT SIDE. DAMAGE TO ROTOR, TAILBOOM & FUSELAGE UNDERSIDE. PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS ON, AND NO SNOW WAS SEEN IN THE SEPARATOR AFTER THE CRASH.

## 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 CHI96LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA032), Nov 9, 1995: Hughes 369D (N58231), Crystal, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel contamination resulting in the loss of engine power, and improper fuel sump screen installation on the nurse truck resulting in contamination of the fuel supply.

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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