# NTSB CHI77FEE30: Hughes 269, N8925F, Woodstock, IL, June 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1977
- Place: Woodstock, IL · WOODSTOCK, IL
- Location: 42.3095° N, 88.4353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstock, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3095&lon=-88.4353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEE30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4159  77/6/27  NR.WOODSTOCK,IL       HUGHES 269          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 286
        TIME - 1818                    N8925F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WOODSTOCK,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUNNING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  100                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    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 -  800
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8925F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8925F), registered now, S/N 0307, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770627043509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770627043509A), Jun 27, 1977: Hughes 269A, Woodstock, IL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8925F (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 MKC71FER69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FER69), Jun 6, 1971: Hughes 269A (N8925F), Montevideo, MN, 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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