# Accident 19800418010019A: Hughes 369HS, Grayville, IL, April 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1980, 08:15 local time
- Place: Grayville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.2551° N, 87.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2551&lon=-87.9969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9086F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,408 total, 2,096 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418010019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV22), Apr 18, 1980: Hughes 369HS (N9086F), Grayville, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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