- Date
- May 24, 1978
- Place
- Mechanicsburg, OH · MECHANICSBURG, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9336FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780524015669A
- Case key
- 141992
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1421 78/5/24 MECHANICSBURG,OH HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1254 TIME - 1930 N9336F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1032 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MECHANICSBURG,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 - 19 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING OTHER KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES REMARKS- PLT STATED HE MADE TURN-AROUND CLOSE TO GROUND AND SETTLED DURING START OF SWATH RUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9336F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9336FRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9336F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW85FA050Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportClint, TXN9336F, crashed while on a training flt. The certified flt instructor & his student were killed. Investigation revealed that the main drive shaft thrust bearing had failed. A service bulletin dated 1968 mandated replacement of the bearing at 300 hr time in…NTSB LAX82DA154Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVThe pilot ran out of fuel and autorotated to a hard landing. He stated the low fuel warning light never came on. He was going to use this as a signal to refuel. This would give about 15 minutes of cruise flight. The low level warning switch wiring was found…