# Accident 19930619019569A: Hughes 369D, Half Moon Bay, CA, June 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1993, 04:10 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4390° N, 122.4099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4390&lon=-122.4099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277SP-1995-06-15) (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: 12,000 total, 4,300 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930619019569A

## Narrative

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

LONG HOURS AND FATIGUED. STRUCK MOVIE SET LIGHT BOOM CLIMBING OUT TO LEAVE AREA. HAD BEEN ON DUTY 17HRS.

## 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 LAX93LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA261), Jun 19, 1993: Mcdonnell Douglas 369D (N277SP), Half Moon Bay, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilots failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the light tower and associated electrical power cables. Factors in the accident were; 1) pilot fatigue due to an excessively long duty day,…

## Other reports on N277SP (3)

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

- [Incident 19850819049469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850819049469I), Aug 19, 1985: Hughes 369D (N277SP), Lubbock, TX. Passengers coat blew out of aircraft and struck tail rotor. Pilot heard bang and left yaw. No damage found.
- [Accident 19830901045999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830901045999A), Sep 1, 1983: Hughes 369D (N277SP), Portales, NM, Substantial damage. Engine flamed out shortly after takeoff. Was serviced with avgas that needs start pumps on. Pilot reports pumps on.
- [Accident 19820527020419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820527020419A), May 27, 1982: Hughes 369D (N277SP), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. During practice autorotation landings, helicopter made hard touchdown flexing rotor blades and chopping tailboom.

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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