# Accident 19920911036509A: Hughes 369D, Eagle, AK, September 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1992, 09:10 local time
- Place: Eagle, AK
- Airport: Eagle Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXKA
- Location: 64.4306° N, 141.2205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4306&lon=-141.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1096X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096X-1997-02-19) (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 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,779 total, 281 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911036509A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR ATTACH BOLTS AND LEAD LAG LINKS FAILED IN FATIGUE. CAUSED BLADE LOSS. AD ON MAIN ROTORS 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 ANC92FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA164), Sep 11, 1992: Mcdonnell Douglas 369D (N1096X), Eagle, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FATIGUE FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF A MAIN ROTOR BLADE, INADEQUATE OPERATOR MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION, AND MATERIAL DEFECT.

## Other reports on N1096X (1)

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

- [Incident 19850704043049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704043049I), Jul 4, 1985: Hughes 369D (N1096X), Hollis, AK. Precautionary landing due to smoke in cockpit. Line from the oil cooler to transmission had a chafed hole in it.

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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