- Date
- August 2, 1966
- Place
- Wylie, TX · WYLIE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8933FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122444
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0706 66/8/2 WYLIE TEX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4740 TIME - 0615 N8933F PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 140 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 - 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 - 540 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- LANDED,PICKED UP FLAGMAN,SPRAY BOOM SNAGGED CROP ON TAKEOFF,OVERCONTROLLED,SNAGGED OPPOSITE BOOM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8933F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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