# NTSB CHI78DEG13: Hughes 269B, N9439F, Tipp City, OH, June 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1978
- Place: Tipp City, OH · TIPP CITY, OH
- Location: 39.9645° N, 84.1864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipp City, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9645&lon=-84.1864&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): 140899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1841  78/6/28    TIPP CITY,OH        HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 588
        TIME - 1130                    N9439F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIPP CITY,OH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         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 -  950                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9439F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9439F-1993-06-23), registration cancelled 1993-06-23, S/N 550194 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (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 19780628020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628020079A), Jun 28, 1978: Hughes 269B, Tipp City, OH, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9439F (2)

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 CHI79FEK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK16), Jun 24, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Findlay, OH, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW77DQG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG30), May 23, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Post, TX, 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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