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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 500N · Key Largo, FL · February 20, 1995

Date
February 20, 1995 · 11:00 local
Place
Key Largo, FL
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7172Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA95LA078
Reported as
Hughes 500N
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total175 in this make and model35 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.

Lost power. Landed on a road. Collided with ground tail first. Loose fuel line b nut.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. LANDED ON A ROAD. COLLIDED WITH GROUND TAIL FIRST. LOOSE FUEL LINE B NUT.

NTSB investigation

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