# Accident 19951220041569A: Hughes 369D, Feather Falls, CA, December 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1995, 09:25 local time
- Place: Feather Falls, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: A8YL
- Location: 39.5932° N, 121.2564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Feather Falls, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5932&lon=-121.2564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8395F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8395F-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,411 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951220041569A

## Narrative

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

PICKED UP A LOAD OF CHOKER CABLES. OBSERVED IN TROUBLE. FLAT SPIN. CRASHED IN TREES. APPEARS TAIL ROTOR SHAFT BROKE

## 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 LAX96FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA076), Dec 20, 1995: Hughes 369D (N8395F), Feather Falls, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to jettison his external load after it came in contact with trees and terrain. The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance above trees and hilly terrain was a related…

## Other reports on N8395F (1)

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

- [Accident 19920610019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610019429A), Jun 10, 1992: Hughes 369D (N8395F), Polk Inlet, AK, Substantial damage. Tail rotor hit tundra, rocked after landing. Looked ok,took off for base. Lost tail rotor control. Landed in water.

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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