# Incident 19800616054289I: Hughes 369D, Santa Barbara, CA, June 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1980, 18:40 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4036° N, 119.7137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Barbara, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4036&lon=-119.7137&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9159F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9159F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616054289I

## Narrative

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

PUBLIC COMPLAINT BECAUSE TWO HELICOPTORS LANDED ON HOTEL LAWN.

## Other reports on N9159F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220209000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220209000919A), Feb 9, 2022: Hughes 369D (N9159F), Bel Air, MD, Substantial damage. Weather was clear and calm. Aircraft engine suffered mechanical failure, causing loss of power. Pilot autorotated aircraft to vacant field. Main rotor blades…
- [Accident 20200425006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200425006529A), Apr 25, 2020: Hughes 369D (N9159F), Pylesville, MD, Substantial damage. At approximately 12:40PM on 4/25/20 the aircraft was involved in repositioning a high tension power line via long line external load at approximately 150 ft…

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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