- Date
- May 13, 1984, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Rensselaer, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8352FHughes 500D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840513018379A
- Case key
- 12608
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,pump - corrodedFactor
Fuel system,nozzle - blocked(total)Cause
Fuel system,screen - blocked(total)
Forced landing
Altitude - inadequateFactor
Autorotation - performed
Hard landing
Flare - inadequateCause
Analysis
Hard forced landing made after loss of pwr at cruise alt of 500 ft AGL. Main rotor blades contacted tail boom. Examination disclosed fuel pump gears showed signs of corrosion. Gear teeth and end faces were severly etched and pitted. Bronze particles were found in fuel nozzles and fuel screen. Acft reportedly sat idle for 3 months before accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8352F
- Reported as
- Hughes 500D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1260066D
- Airframe hours
- 1,620
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 375 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Rotar Aire
- Registered owner
- M.G. Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1984 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- RZL · Rensselaer, IN
- Destination
- LAF · Lafayette, IN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 12,025 total · 3,850 in this make and model · 18 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 25 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.