# Incident 19900328017269I: Hughes 369E, Costa Mesa, CA, March 28, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Costa Mesa, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6659° N, 117.9123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Costa Mesa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6659&lon=-117.9123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501RB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900328017269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXITED HELICOPTER WITH ROTORS TURNING TO HELP PASSENGER. IT MOVED AND HIT A RETAINING WALL WITH TAIL ROTOR.

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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