# Accident 19891117045899A: Hughes 369D, Barstow, CA, November 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1989, 09:19 local time
- Place: Barstow, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: HLXA
- Location: 34.8986° N, 117.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barstow, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8986&lon=-117.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1097G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1097G-1990-10-29) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 572 total, 400 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891117045899A

## Narrative

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

WHILE STRINGING WIRE, LONG LINE AND LOAD TANGLED IN POWERLINE CROSSBAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND SPIN TO GROUND.

## 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 LAX90LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA033), Nov 17, 1989: McDonnell Douglas 369 (N1097G), Barstow, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS DELAY IN JETTISONING THE LOAD.

## Other reports on N1097G (1)

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

- [Incident 19890202008409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890202008409I), Feb 2, 1989: Hughes 369D (N1097G), Monroe, NH, Minor damage. Rope attached to helicopter was hit by a rotor blade. Shut down and landed. One blade damaged.

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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