# Accident 19960804020561A: Hughes 369D, Healy, AK, August 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Healy, AK
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXKA
- Location: 63.6791° N, 150.0290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6791&lon=-150.0290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58269, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58269-2021-07-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804020561A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED MID AIR WITH OTHER AIRCARFT. MAIN ROTORS HIT CESSAS BELLY AND TAILWHEEL. FAILED SEE OTHER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5246E, Cessna A185F: [Accident 19960804020562A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804020562A)

## 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 ANC96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA111), Aug 4, 1996: McDonnell Douglas MD369D (N58269), Healy, AK, no damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual outlook by the pilots of both aircraft, and their failure to see and avoid the other aircraft. A factor associated with the accident was sunglare affecting the helicopter…

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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