# Accident 20070529013429A: Hughes 369D, Torrance, CA, May 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2007, 16:48 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Zamperini Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8033° N, 118.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8033&lon=-118.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N935M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N935M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,475 total, 460 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070529013429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING HOVER PRACTICE AT TOA NEAR THE HELICOPTER PRACTICE PAD, THE PIC LOST CONTROL AND THE HELICOPTER MADE A HARD LANDING. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME WHICH THE PIC FEELS WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## 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 SEA07CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA139), May 29, 2007: Hughes 369D (N935M), Torrance, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of helicopter control while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a hard landing. The wind gusts were a contributing factor.

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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