# Incident 19960117004149I: Hughes 369D, Del Mar, CA, January 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Del Mar, CA
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XARA
- Location: 32.9629° N, 117.2624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Mar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9629&lon=-117.2624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58377 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960117004149I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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