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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Grayville, IL · April 18, 1980

Date
April 18, 1980 · 08:15 local
Place
Grayville, IL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9086F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEV22
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Reported engine
Allison 250C18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,408 total2,096 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed due to contaminated fuel filter. Filter warning light switch installed backward & was inoperative.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL FILTER. FILTER WARNING LIGHT SWITCH INSTALLED BACKWARD & WAS INOPERATIVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.