# Accident 19920610019429A: Hughes 369D, Polk Inlet, AK, June 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Polk Inlet, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EEYA
- Location: 55.6106° N, 131.5801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6106&lon=-131.5801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8395F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8395F-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 110 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610019429A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR HIT TUNDRA, ROCKED AFTER LANDING. LOOKED OK,TOOK OFF FOR BASE. LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. LANDED IN WATER.

## 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 ANC92LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA090), Jun 10, 1992: McDonnell Douglas MD-500D (N8395F), Polk Inlet, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURE AND THE COMPANY'S INADEQUATE PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES. A FACTOR WAS THE UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N8395F (1)

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

- [Accident 19951220041569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951220041569A), Dec 20, 1995: Hughes 369D (N8395F), Feather Falls, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Picked up a load of choker cables. Observed in trouble. Flat spin. Crashed in trees. Appears tail rotor shaft broke

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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