# Incident 19850704043049I: Hughes 369D, Hollis, AK, July 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1985, 14:25 local time
- Place: Hollis, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 55.5155° N, 132.7019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollis, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5155&lon=-132.7019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1096X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096X-1997-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704043049I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LINE FROM THE OIL COOLER TO TRANSMISSION HAD A CHAFED HOLE IN IT.

## Other reports on N1096X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920911036509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911036509A), Sep 11, 1992: Hughes 369D (N1096X), Eagle, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Main rotor attach bolts and lead lag links failed in fatigue. Caused blade loss. AD on main rotors not complied.

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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