# NTSB Accident LAX00LA103
> **Hughes 369HS** · 2000-02-14 · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA103
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20519
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-02-14
- **Location:** PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369HS
- **Registration:** N717ST
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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