- Date
- May 18, 1972
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO · FORT COLLINS, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9306FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1905 72/5/18 NR.FORT COLLINS,COLO HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1645 TIME - 1230 N9306F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT COLLINS,COLO FORT COLLINS,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 227 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4900 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- SUGAR BEETS.DENSITY ALT APRX 7000 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9306F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Valley Airpark
N9306FRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N9306F · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.