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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Hilo, HI · February 14, 1985

Date
February 14, 1985 · 16:50 local
Place
Hilo, HI
Airport
General Lyman
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58395
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FJA03
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,345 total4,820 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Used aviation gas as emergency fuel. Did not leave boost pump on. Engine quit, landed, main rotor hit tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

USED AVIATION GAS AS EMERGENCY FUEL. DID NOT LEAVE BOOST PUMP ON. ENGINE QUIT, LANDED, MAIN ROTOR HIT TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N58395 · 1

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