# Accident 19850607023729A: Hughes 369HS, Aiken, SC, June 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1985, 17:45 local time
- Place: Aiken, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5397° N, 81.7196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5397&lon=-81.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9146F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9146F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 369HS (registry code 4470728, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,664 total, 300 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850607023729A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA183), Jun 7, 1985: Hughes 369HS (N9146F), Aiken, SC, 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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