# NTSB CHI76FEV50: Hughes 269C, N7435F, Maroa, IL, July 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1976
- Place: Maroa, IL · MAROA, IL
- Location: 40.0365° N, 88.9562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maroa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0365&lon=-88.9562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2898  76/7/20    MAROA,IL            HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 910
        TIME - 1300                    N7435F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUAL FORSYTH,IL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  910                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         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 -  680                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- MALE FITTING FROM BOTTOM OF FUEL TANK TO WHICH FUEL LINE B NUT ATTACHES WAS NOT FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7435F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7435F-1976-08-30), registration cancelled 1976-08-30, S/N 260474 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760720020809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760720020809A), Jul 20, 1976: Hughes 269A, Maroa, IL, Destroyed. Male fitting from bottom of fuel tank to which fuel line b nut attaches was not found.

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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