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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369E · Indianapolis, IN · May 25, 1985

Date
May 25, 1985 · 11:00 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Downtown
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5219A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FA213
Reported as
Hughes 369E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,325 total980 in this make and model0 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.

Surged and yawed on approach and lost power. Stalled avoiding high line. Improper fuel line installation.

As the FAA filed it

SURGED AND YAWED ON APPROACH AND LOST POWER. STALLED AVOIDING HIGH LINE. IMPROPER FUEL LINE INSTALLATION.

NTSB investigation

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