# Accident 19870812044052A: Hughes 369D, Ketchikan, AK, August 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1987, 13:21 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 55.6094° N, 131.5805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6094&lon=-131.5805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58318, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58318-1997-09-10) (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 250C10B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812044052A

## Narrative

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

HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A CESSNA 185 N73WS HELICOPTER HAD RADIO AND LIGHTS ON AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. N73WS WAS IN CLIMB

## Other aircraft in the event

- N73WS, Cessna 185A: [Accident 19870812044051A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812044051A)

## 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 SEA87FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA162), Aug 12, 1987: Hughes 369D (N58318), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 2 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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