# Accident 19930827031619A: Hughes 369D, Mount Iliamna, AK, August 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1993, 19:20 local time
- Place: Mount Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EOOA
- Location: 59.8506° N, 154.5610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8506&lon=-154.5610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5074R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,650 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930827031619A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS OVER DRILL RIG. SKID HIT MOUNTAIN SIDE ON PULLUP. LANDED SAFELY AT BASE ON MAKESHIFT RIG.

## 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 ANC93LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA158), Aug 28, 1993: Hughes 369D (N5074R), Mount Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS DELAY IN TAKING REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.

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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