# NTSB LAX93T#A07: Hughes OH-6A, N97BP, San Diego, CA, September 19, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: September 19, 1993, 01:25 local (08:25 UTC)
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 28497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX93T#A07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28497/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93T%23A07

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97BP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97BP-1994-03-03), registration cancelled 1994-03-03, S/N 6617787 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES OH-6A
- Registry model: [Hughes OH-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6a) (registry code 4470905) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Ins, U.S. Border Patrol
- Departed: SDM

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point -0 °F

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