# NTSB ATL95T#A02: Mcdonnell Douglas 369E, N1608A, Smyrna, TN, November 29, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: November 29, 1994, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Coordinates: 35.979358, -86.510108 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9794&lon=-86.5101&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL95T#A02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3633/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95T%23A02

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1608A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 369E
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Nashville Metro. Police Dept.
- Departed: MQY

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MQY

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19941129039859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941129039859A), Nov 29, 1994: Hughes 369E, Smyrna, TN, Substantial damage. While practicing autorotation, power did not respond, settled from three feet, main rotor sliced off tail boom.

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.

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