19861209067029A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 369HS · Zephyrhills, FL · December 9, 1986

Date
December 9, 1986 · 15:30 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8390F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87FA046
Reported as
Hughes 369HS
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total0 in this make and model0 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.

The engine failed due to an incorrect air filter which blocked air to the fuel control. Rolled over landing.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO AN INCORRECT AIR FILTER WHICH BLOCKED AIR TO THE FUEL CONTROL. ROLLED OVER 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.