# Incident 19861105066429I: Hughes 369D, Danville, CA, November 5, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Danville, CA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CAXA
- Location: 37.8121° N, 121.9698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8121&lon=-121.9698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5012A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012A-1996-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861105066429I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER INSTRUCTED PILOT TO LAND AFTER PRODUCING A GUN.PASSENGER TOOK AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED.LEAVING PILOT BEHIND.

## Other reports on N5012A (1)

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

- [Accident 19900824036269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824036269A), Aug 24, 1990: Hughes 369D (N5012A), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. After landing,got out to replace cabin door with engine at high power. Pilots sleeve raised cylic causing liftoff.

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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