# Accident 20030210001889A: Hughes 369E, Paxon, AK, February 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2003, 11:15 local time
- Place: Paxon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AX8S
- Location: 63.2167° N, 145.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.2167&lon=-145.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500DX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500DX-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters 369E (registry code 4470707, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030210001889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY ONE OF HIS PASSENGERS WHILE ENCOUNTERING FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS AND FLEW THE HELICOPTER INTO TERRAIN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA026), Feb 10, 2003: Hughes 369E (N500DX), Paxson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's attention being diverted inside the cockpit to look at the global positioning…

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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