# Accident 19970311002879A: Hughes 369HS, American Samoa, March 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1997, 19:58 local time
- Place: American Samoa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N95MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95MS-2018-01-24) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,695 total, 563 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970311002879A

## Narrative

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

FISH SPOTTING PLANE COLLIDED WITH OCEAN RETURNING TO SHIP HELIPAD. HAD LOST POWER. CRACKED PLASTIC COMPRESSOR CASE.

## 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 LAX97LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA120), Mar 11, 1997: McDonnell Douglas MD 369HS (N95MS), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a deteriorated compressor air seal, which resulted from inadequate maintenance inspection of the helicopter to detect corrosion in the compressor case while being…

## Other reports on N95MS (1)

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

- [Accident 19980616013669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980616013669A), Jun 16, 1998: Hughes 369HS (N95MS), Pacific Ocean, American Samoa, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.4) Witnesses reported that the helicopter took off from the ship, and about 85 AGL, it started spinning to the right. The pilot called 'no control, mayday,'…

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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