# Accident 19900824036269A: Hughes 369D, Santa Monica, CA, August 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1990, 07:15 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: CAXL
- Location: 34.0094° N, 118.4606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0094&lon=-118.4606&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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824036269A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING,GOT OUT TO REPLACE CABIN DOOR WITH ENGINE AT HIGH POWER. PILOTS SLEEVE RAISED CYLIC CAUSING LIFTOFF.

## 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 LAX90LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA303), Aug 24, 1990: Hughes 369D (N5012A), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO EXIT THE HELICOPTER WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND NO ONE AT THE CONTROLS.

## Other reports on N5012A (1)

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

- [Incident 19861105066429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861105066429I), Nov 5, 1986: Hughes 369D (N5012A), Danville, CA. Passenger instructed pilot to land after producing a gun. Passenger took aircraft and departed. Leaving pilot behind.

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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