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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 369D · Cheyenne, WY · August 6, 1985

Date
August 6, 1985 · 13:00 local
Place
Cheyenne, WY
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8662F
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA210
Reported as
Hughes 369D
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total2,000 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Oil filter o ring protruding from under cover. Oil leaked. Started fire that burned fuel line. Emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

OIL FILTER O RING PROTRUDING FROM UNDER COVER. OIL LEAKED. STARTED FIRE THAT BURNED FUEL LINE. EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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