# Accident 20160729012449A: Hughes 269A, Morris, MN, July 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2016, 09:00 local time
- Place: Morris, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.5611° N, 95.8550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5611&lon=-95.8550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269JB-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes 269A (registry code 4470402, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 62 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160729012449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS DOING AGRICULTURE SPRAYING AND WAS ON HIS FOURTH LOAD.  WHILE ENROUTE TO THE FIELD, PILOT REFERENCED HIS NAVIGATION SYSTEM.  WHILE HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED, HE STARTED TO IMPACT THE CROP.  HE REACTED BY ADDING AFT CYCLIC WHICH RESULTED IN THE TAIL ROTOR ALSO IMPACTING THE CROPS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON ITS SIDE AND PILOT WAS ABLE TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN16LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA303), Jul 29, 2016: Hughes 269A (N269JB), Morris, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain due to his distraction by the navigation system.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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