# Accident 19830904045719A: Hughes 369HS, Ventura, CA, September 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1983, 03:15 local time
- Place: Ventura, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3307° N, 119.3097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3307&lon=-119.3097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8500N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8500N-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904045719A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO OCEAN OFFSHORE IN DARK NIGHT. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. PILOT NOT RATED IN HELICOPTERS.

## 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 LAX83FA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA420), Sep 4, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N8500N), Ventura, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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