# Incident 19880618059339I: Aerosp SA365N, St Joseph, MI, June 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1988, 23:20 local time
- Place: St Joseph, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CAGA
- Location: 42.0997° N, 86.4888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Joseph, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0997&lon=-86.4888&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N365SJ-2025-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA365N (registry code 8680669, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa365n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA365N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,391 total, 97 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880618059339I

## Narrative

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

HIT A LIGHT POLE DURING A NIGHT LANDING IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.

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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