# Accident 19850806036909A: Hughes 369D, Cheyenne, WY, August 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1393° N, 104.7898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1393&lon=-104.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8662F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850806036909A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN85LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA210), Aug 6, 1985: Hughes 369D (N8662F), Cheyenne, WY, 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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