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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Provo, UT · September 30, 1983

Date
September 30, 1983 · 10:00 local
Place
Provo, UT
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8693F
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FA224
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit on a maintenance test flight. Severed tail boom onlanding. Loose b nut on fuel line ingested air.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. SEVERED TAIL BOOM ONLANDING. LOOSE B NUT ON FUEL LINE INGESTED AIR.

NTSB investigation

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