# Accident 19961017033039A: Hughes 369E, Mesa, AZ, October 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1996, 12:50 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5106° N, 111.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5106&lon=-111.5791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N842LA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,360 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961017033039A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATION TO RUN ON LANDING SKID DUG IN. NEWLY SOD SEEDED AREA WAS SOFT.

## 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 LAX97LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA021), Oct 17, 1996: McDonnell Douglas 369E (N842LA), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the selection of an unsuitable landing area by the flight instructor (CFI). Factors relating to the accident were: soft/wet terrain in the selected landing area, and the crosswind condition.

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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