# Accident 19850117061269A: Aerosp SA360C, Washington, DC, January 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1985, 14:16 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9093° N, 77.0208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9093&lon=-77.0208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA360C
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU18A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,890 total, 1,165 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850117061269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS ON INITIAL CLIMB, HARD LANDING.OIL OF FLEXIBOX DRAIN CONTAMINATED WITH FUEL FROM LEAKING SEAL.

## 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 BFO85FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA013), Jan 17, 1985: Aerospatiale SA 360C (N42CP), Washington, DC, 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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