# NTSB ATL90TL#01: Hughes 369E, N5189K, Buford, GA, March 26, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: March 25, 1990, 20:10 local (Mar 26, 1990, 01:10 UTC)
- Place: Buford, GA
- Coordinates: 34.110176, -83.989837 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1102&lon=-83.9898&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 8289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL90TL#01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8289/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90TL%2301

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5189K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0095E
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: Gwinnett County Board Of Comm, doing business as Gwinnett County Police
- Registered owner: County Of Qwinnett, Ga
- Departed: LZU, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
- Destination: LZU

## Weather

- Conditions: Night/dark

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.

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