# Accident 20100622036279A: Hughes 369HS, Paicines, CA, June 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2010, 14:30 local time
- Place: Paicines, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7114° N, 121.2756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7114&lon=-121.2756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8305F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8305F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100622036279A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SMELLED SMOKE.  HE BELIEVED HE HAD A GENERATOR PROBLEM AND PROCEEDED TO SHUT IT DOWN.  THE SMOKE CONTINUED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED.  AN OCCUPANT STATED THAT FLAMES COULD BE SEEN BEHIND THE REAR SEAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN A GRAVEL PARKING LOT AND THE OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.  AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER.  THE AIRCAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE RESULTING FIRE.

## 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 WPR10LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA308), Jun 22, 2010: Hughes 369HS (N8305F), Paicines, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.

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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