# Accident 19920909035639A: Hughes 369D, Dillingham, AK, September 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1992, 10:10 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8193° N, 157.8590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8193&lon=-157.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8697F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8697F-2013-03-07) (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 250C*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,673 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920909035639A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR BLADES. HARD IMPACT ON LANDING. SUFFERED ABRASION STRIP DEBONDING. AD920515 NOT COMPLIED.

## 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 ANC92FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA159), Sep 9, 1992: Hughes 369D (N8697F), Nunavaugaluk Lk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE TAIL ROTOR ABRASION STRIP AND THE SUBSEQUENT TOTAL LOSS OF THE TAIL ROTOR. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INSUFFICIENT MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE DESIGN CHANGES,…

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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