- Date
- January 16, 1985, 10:41 local (20:41 UTC)
- Place
- Kahului,Maui, HI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N58399Hughes 369D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850116048859A
- Case key
- 24635
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Analysis
According to the plt, about 1.4 hours into a local photo flt, the fuel gage showed 125 pounds and he elected to return to the arpt for more fuel. With the fuel gage showing just under 100 pounds, engine flamed out on approach to the arpt and plt executed an autorotation to a rocky clear area. Examination of the fuel system disclosed that the fuel tank was empty and that both the gage and warning light indicated higher quantities than are actually in the fuel tank. The plt did not visually check the fuel quantity during the preflight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58399
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 890565D
- Airframe hours
- 1,885
- Engine
- Allison C20B-250, 375 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- M&H Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 3, 1985 · 553 hours before
- Departed
- 0GG · Kahului, HI
- Airport
- 00G · Kahului
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,600 total · 755 in this make and model · 3,275 as pilot in command · 275 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OGG
FAA reports on this event · 1
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