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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Aiken, SC · June 7, 1985

Date
June 7, 1985 · 17:45 local
Place
Aiken, SC
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9146F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA183
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Reported engine
Allison 250C18A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,664 total300 in this make and model36 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.

Loss of power in hover due to fuel exhaustion. Fuel bladder brackets gone. False fuel reading, low fuel light inop.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF POWER IN HOVER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FUEL BLADDER BRACKETS GONE. FALSE FUEL READING, LOW FUEL LIGHT INOP.

NTSB investigation

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