# Incident 19821221069949I: Hughes 369D, San Pasqual, CA, December 21, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1982, 15:45 local time
- Place: San Pasqual, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1392° N, 118.1025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Pasqual, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1392&lon=-118.1025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8663F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8663F-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269C (registry code 4470504, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 350 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821221069949I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER WAS TAKING PICTURES THEN JUMPED FROM THE HELICOPTER AND WAS KILLED ON IMPACT. RULED AS A SUICIDE.

## Other reports on N8663F (1)

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

- [Accident 19841208065889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841208065889A), Dec 8, 1984: Hughes 269C (N8663F), Boulevard, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot made steep bank course reversal because of steep climb gradient in canyon. Low airspeed and altitude, crashed

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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