# Accident 20010607017799A: Hughes 369A, Perry, VA, June 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2001, 13:43 local time
- Place: Perry, VA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4902° N, 80.9540° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4902&lon=-80.9540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58963, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58963-2002-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369A (OH-6A) (registry code 4470506, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369a-oh-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010607017799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRELIMINARY REPORT. ACCIDENT CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.         (-23 AMENDMENT): THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE A VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MOUNTAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS KILLED.

## 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 IAD01FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA066), Jun 7, 2001: Hughes 369A (N58963), Perry, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. A contributing factor was mountainous terrain.

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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