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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · George Inlet, AK · September 25, 1992

Date
September 25, 1992 · 09:54 local
Place
George Inlet, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HXSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58315
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC92LA178
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,602 total3,263 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into glassy water during a turn away from nearby shore. Failed to use shore line reference and notice descent.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO GLASSY WATER DURING A TURN AWAY FROM NEARBY SHORE. FAILED TO USE SHORE LINE REFERENCE AND NOTICE DESCENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.