Hughes 369E N5219A
25 May 1985 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 May 1985 at about 16:00 local time, a Hughes 369E registered N5219A was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369E
- Registration
- N5219A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Indianapolis → Indianapolis
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85FA213
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AS THE HELICOPTER WAS ON DOWNWIND FOR THE HELIPORT, THE PLT EXPERIENCED AN PWR INTERRUPTION AND EVENTUALLY A ENG FAILURE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING AN AUTOROTATION TO RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN HE SAW WIRES. HE MANAGED TO MISS THE WIRES BUT BY DOING SO HE EXPENDED THE ROTOR RPM AND CRASHED ONTO THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. INSPECTION REVEALED THE BYPASS HOSE FROM THE ENG FUEL PUMP FILTER TO THE FUEL FILTER PRESSURE SWITCH WAS TWISTED. THE FITTING ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS FOUND LOOSE AND COULD BE TURNED WITH FINGER PRESSURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1985 | Hughes 369D | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1985 | Hughes 369D | Kunia, Oahu, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1985 | Hughes 369HS | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1985 | Hughes 369HS | Princeton, Missouri, United States | Kcmo Radio | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1985 | Hughes 369HS | Malvern, Arkansas, United States | Three Rivers Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1985 | Hughes 369D | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | Sunair Copters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Washington Twp., Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Oct 1985 | Vickers VISCOUNT VC-810 | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1985 | Cessna 150L | Central, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Eagle Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1985 | Saabye CASSUTT SPORT RACER | Lake Village, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |