Mcdonnell Douglas 369E accident near San Diego, California, May 12, 1992
On May 12, 1992 at about 8:10 pm local time, a Mcdonnell Douglas 369E (helicopter), registered N16069, was substantially damaged in an accident near San Diego, California. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 12, 1992 · about 8:10 pm local time · cases in 1992
- Place
- San Diego, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas 369E
- Registration
- N16069 · registry record
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Seats: 0
- Landing gear: fixed
- Not recorded
- Operator: Department of Justice
The flight
- Departed from: MYF
- Destination: MYF
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Wind: from 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:10 pm
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N16069 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Mcdonnell Douglas 254 aircraft on the register
- Montgomery-Gibbs Executive · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,080 since 1982 · 1,096 in the last ten years
- California 28,134 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/LAX92T%23A05.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.