# NTSB LAX94T#A07: McDonnell Douglas OH-6A, N5473X, Ocotillo, CA, June 26, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: June 25, 1994, 18:20 local (Jun 26, 1994, 01:20 UTC)
- Place: Ocotillo, CA
- Coordinates: 32.720676, -115.880729 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7207&lon=-115.8807&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 28886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX94T#A07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28886/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94T%23A07

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5473X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5473X-2008-02-25), registration cancelled 2008-02-25, S/N 67-16012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: McDonnell Douglas OH-6A
- Registry model: [Hughes OH-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6a) (registry code 4470905) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 103
- Operator: US Dept Of Justice, doing business as US Border Patrol
- Departed: IPL, IMPERIAL, CA
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 106 °F

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