# NTSB CHI78DEG09: Hughes 269C, N9692F, New Carlisle, OH, May 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1978
- Place: New Carlisle, OH · NEW CARLISLE, OH
- Location: 39.9444° N, 84.0277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Carlisle, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9444&lon=-84.0277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1842  78/5/16    NEW CARLISLE,OH     HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1791
        TIME - 1750                    N9692F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW CARLISLE,OH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  900                               ROLLING
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- SKIDS CAUGHT IN MUD WHILE CHECKING SPRAY BOOMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9692F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- 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 19780516018959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780516018959A), May 16, 1978: Hughes 269C, New Carlisle, OH, Substantial damage. Skids caught in mud while checking spray booms.

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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