# Accident 19851210076269A: Aerosp SA365N, Adrian, MI, December 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1985, 04:11 local time
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8909° N, 84.0408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8909&lon=-84.0408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5800H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5800H-2011-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA365N
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851210076269A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FOG AND DURING TURN, STRUCT TREES AT NIGHT.  ICING MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI86FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA046), Dec 10, 1985: Aerospatiale SA365N (N5800H), Adrian, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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