# NTSB CHI68F0768: Hughes 269B, N8940F, West Dundee, IL, May 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1968
- Place: West Dundee, IL · WEST DUNDEE, IL
- Location: 42.1044° N, 88.3335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Dundee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1044&lon=-88.3335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0768
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0768

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1488  68/5/18    WEST DUNDEE,ILL     HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0503                    N8940F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 45, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            750 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  840                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- SPRAYING EVERGREENS.NO PRE-FLT SURVEILLANCE OF AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8940F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8940F-2012-11-16), registration cancelled 2012-11-16, S/N 114-0014, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Elgin

## Other investigations on N8940F (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 CHI67A0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0017), Jul 28, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8940F), Joliet, IL, substantial damage

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.

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