# Accident 19760902042039A: Hughes 369HS, Hawk Inlet, AK, September 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1976
- Place: Hawk Inlet, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 58.1258° N, 134.7531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawk Inlet, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.1258&lon=-134.7531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9172F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9172F-1977-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,709 total, 0 in this make and model, 318 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76AA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760902042039A

## Narrative

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

RIDGES ON BOTH SIDES OF VALLEY.

## 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 ANC76AA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA128), Sep 2, 1976: Hughes 369HS (N9172F), Hawk Inlet, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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