- Date
- July 20, 1970
- Place
- Buffalo, WY · BUFFALO, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9460FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115709
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0862 70/7/20 NR.BUFFALO,WYO HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1715 TIME - 1917 N9460F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 770 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,WYO BUFFALO,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4600 REMARKS- HIT BARBED WIRE WITH M/R,SUB DMG.LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DMG.SPRAYING COCKLEBURS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9460F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage