# NTSB Accident LAX94LA387
> **HUGHES 369D** · 1994-09-24 · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA387
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02309
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-09-24
- **Location:** PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N58400
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the helicopter's main rotor pitch change link (control rod).  The helicopter was not recovered and the Safety Board was unable to determine the pitch change link's failure mode.

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