- Date
- July 14, 1965
- Place
- Alamo, TX · ALAMO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8725FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177213
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0500 65/7/14 ALAMO TEX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N8725F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 36, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 930 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 106 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- NO.1 PISTON CONNECTING ROD FAILED.MAIN ROTOR BLADE SEVERED TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT DURING LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8725F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schmitt Strip
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