# NTSB CHI78FEK20: Hughes 269B, N9336F, Mechanicsburg, OH, May 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1978
- Place: Mechanicsburg, OH · MECHANICSBURG, OH
- Location: 40.0735° N, 83.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mechanicsburg, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0735&lon=-83.5560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEK20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK20

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9336F-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 24-0030, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (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 19780524015669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524015669A), May 24, 1978: Hughes 269B, Mechanicsburg, OH, Destroyed. Plt stated he made turn-around close to ground and settled duringrt of swath run.

## Other investigations on N9336F (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 FTW85FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA050), Nov 13, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9336F), Clint, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX82DA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA154), May 1, 1982: Hughes 269B (N9336F), North Las Vegas, NV, destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.