# Accident 19840513018379A: Hughes 369D, Rensselaer, IN, May 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1984, 13:10 local time
- Place: Rensselaer, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9290° N, 87.1405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9290&lon=-87.1405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8352F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,280 total, 1,225 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840513018379A

## Narrative

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

CONTAMINATED FUEL CORRODED FUEL PUMP GEARS. BRONZE PARTICLES IN FUEL NOZZLES FUEL PUMP WORKING. ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 CHI84LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA186), May 13, 1984: Hughes 500D (N8352F), Rensselaer, IN, 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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