Accident · 2000-02-14

NTSB case LAX00LA103 · Hughes 369HS · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-02-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Hughes 369HS (N717ST)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

An unknown mechanical malfunction that resulted in a precautionary landing at sea and the subsequent sinking of the helicopter by an ocean swell.

Source: NTSB case LAX00LA103

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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