19960117004149I

Incident

FAA incident report · Hughes 369D · Del Mar, CA · January 17, 1996

Date: January 17, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place: Del Mar, CA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: XARA
Aircraft: N58377
Reported as: Hughes 369D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Mr. Andrew j. sperling reported a Hughes helicopter flying 30 to 40 feet above the ground at the intersection of Del Mar heights road and mango drive on January 17, 1996. The side number of the helicopter was N58377. This helicopter is used to fly powerline patrol for san diego gas and electric. Mr. Clark, the pilot reports his records indicate he was not flying this route on January 17, 1996. This does no involve a NMAC or a pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. ANDREW J. SPERLING REPORTED A HUGHES HELICOPTER FLYING 30 TO 40 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE INTERSECTION OF DEL MAR HEIGHTS ROAD AND MANGO DRIVE ON JANUARY 17, 1996. THE SIDE NUMBER OF THE HELICOPTER WAS N58377. THIS HELICOPTER IS USED TO FLY POWERLINE PATROL FOR SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC. MR. CLARK, THE PILOT REPORTS HIS RECORDS INDICATE HE WAS NOT FLYING THIS ROUTE ON JANUARY 17, 1996. THIS DOES NO INVOLVE A NMAC OR A PILOT DEVIATION.