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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269A · Plainfield, IL · September 15, 1987

Date
September 15, 1987 · 15:30 local
Place
Plainfield, IL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
MMTG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8927F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87DEE10
Reported as
Hughes 269A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,626 total1,185 in this make and model288 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Uncommanded right turn and crash on a spray run. Crankshaft idler gear bolts broke. Lost timing. Engine quit.

As the FAA filed it

UNCOMMANDED RIGHT TURN AND CRASH ON A SPRAY RUN. CRANKSHAFT IDLER GEAR BOLTS BROKE. LOST TIMING. ENGINE QUIT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8927F · 2

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