# Accident 19810619038629A: Hughes 369D, Tanacross, AK, June 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1981, 08:40 local time
- Place: Tanacross, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 63.3853° N, 143.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tanacross, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3853&lon=-143.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11035, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11035-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,975 total, 1,310 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619038629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF HOVER. TAIL ROTOR HIT SLOPE, THEN MAIN ROTORS. ENGINE PROBLEM UNDETERMINED.

## 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 ANC81FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA064), Jun 19, 1981: Hughes 369D (N11035), Tanacross, AK, substantial damage

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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