- Date
- August 5, 1978
- Place
- Douglas, WY · DOUGLAS, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9682FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780805024359A
- Case key
- 140127
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2466 78/8/5 NR.DOUGLAS,WY HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1240 TIME - 1630 N9682F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOUGLAS,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 200 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION AND FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9682F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9682FRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2005 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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