# NTSB LAX82FA026: Hughes 369HS, N90525, Lakeside, CA, December 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1981
- Place: Lakeside, CA · LAKESIDE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3550  81/12/11   LAKESIDE,CA         HUGHES 369HS        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 600
        TIME - 1655                    N90525              PX-  1  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKESIDE,CA                 SAN DIEGO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK HI VOLTAGE PWR LN OVR HWY WHILE RETURNING FRM EXTERNAL LOAD OPN AT DUSK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90525](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90525-1995-10-02), registration cancelled 1995-10-02, S/N 1000264S (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811211080179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811211080179A), Dec 11, 1981: Hughes 369HS, Lakeside, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into power lines while following a highway at a unsafe altitude.

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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