# Accident 19920925038989A: Hughes 369D, George Inlet, AK, September 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1992, 09:54 local time
- Place: George Inlet, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 55.6106° N, 131.5800° 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=-131.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58315, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58315-1996-10-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,602 total, 3,263 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925038989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA178), Sep 25, 1992: Hughes 369D (N58315), George Inlet, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING THE TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CALM WATER.

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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