# Accident 20100306004989A: Mcdonnell D 369E, Delta Junction, AK, March 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2010, 12:55 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Airport: Delta Junction
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KS1A
- Location: 64.0886° N, 145.7933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0886&lon=-145.7933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL D 369E
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100306004989A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE LOST POWER. HELICOPTER AUTOROTATED INTO SMALL TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC10LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA020), Mar 6, 2010: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N26TC), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power in flight for undetermined reasons.

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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