# Accident 20001007015019A: Hughes 369E, Kernville, CA, October 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2000, 00:30 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7297° N, 118.3898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7297&lon=-118.3898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N819CE-2002-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001007015019A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON OCTOBER 7, 2000, N819CE, AN MD-369E HELICOPTER WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM BIG CREEK, EAST OF FRESNO, CA TO ONTARIO AIRPORT,ONTARIO, CA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED AND OPERATED BE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE ISABELLA, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A VIBRATION  FOLLOWED BY  THE AIRCRAFT ROTATING SEVERAL TIMES  PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH THE COLLAPSE OF THE ROTOR SYSTEM HITTING THE MAIN FUSELAGE.  THE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY.  THE WRECKAGE OF N819CE WAS TAKEN TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON IN ONTARIO, CA FOR INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.

## 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 LAX01FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA006), Oct 8, 2000: McDonnell Douglas 369E (N819CE), Kernville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper storage of personal items and his inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in the unlatching of the left rear cabin door during flight and allowing a plastic garment bag…

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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