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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Martin, TN · May 3, 1980

Date
May 3, 1980 · 10:30 local
Place
Martin, TN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9665F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FLT07
Reported as
Hughes 269C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,601 total81 in this make and model81 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.

Helicopter skid hit wire on edge of field during spray operations.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER SKID HIT WIRE ON EDGE OF FIELD DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N9665F · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.