# Accident 19890908034079A: Hughes 369D, Petersburg, AK, September 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Petersburg, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 57.0500° N, 132.6201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0500&lon=-132.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1088N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1088N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908034079A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SMALL CLEARING ON A ISLAND,200 LBS OVER GROSS. UNABLE TO CLIMB, STRUCK 30 FOOT HIGH TREES.

## 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 SEA89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA170), Sep 9, 1989: Hughes 369D (N1088N), Petersburg, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO OBTAIN CLEARANCE OVER TREES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE AIRCRAFT BEING ABOVE ITS MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION AND THE TREES.

## Other reports on N1088N (1)

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

- [Incident 20090629047799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090629047799I), Jun 29, 2009: Hughes 369D (N1088N), Shrimp Bay, AK, Minor damage. On June 29, 2009, at 1613 Alaska daylight time, a Hughes HU-369-D helicopter, N1088N, operated by temsco helicopters, ketchikan, Alaska as a 14 CFR part 135…

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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