# Accident 19951110036379A: Hughes 369D, Sacramento, CA, November 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1995, 17:45 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Mather Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5401° N, 121.2800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5401&lon=-121.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33CN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,109 total, 993 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96TA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96TA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951110036379A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OUT PRACTICE ON AUTOROTATION BY POWER TO IDLE. FLAMEOUT ON RECOVERY. HARD IMPACT. ROLLED. THROTTLE WORN.

## 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 LAX96TA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96TA044), Nov 11, 1995: McDonnell Douglas 369D (N33CN), Mather, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the right seat safety pilot's inadvertent engine shutdown when he closed the throttle to simulate an engine failure, and his failure to perform the throttle rigging check…

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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