# Accident 19901126051969A: Hughes 369D, Mulina, OR, November 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1990, 07:30 local time
- Place: Mulina, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 45.1992° N, 122.5407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1992&lon=-122.5407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1106Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1106Z) (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 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901126051969A

## Narrative

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

LOOSE CHOKER LINE FROM PRIOR SLIPPED LOAD SNAGGED AND FLIPPED HOOK INTO ROTORS. HARD LANDING CHOPPED TAIL BOOM.

## 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 SEA91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA023), Nov 26, 1990: Hughes 369D (N1106Z), Mulina, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A REBOUNDING LONG-LINE, WHICH CAUSED MAIN-ROTOR RPM DECAY AND TAIL-BOOM SEPARATION, COMPROMISING THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH AN ATTEMPTED AUTOROTATION.

## Other reports on N1106Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19830805042429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805042429A), Aug 5, 1983: Hughes 369D (N1106Z), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during autorotation landing after engine flamed out for unknown reasons.

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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