- Date
- June 19, 1967
- Place
- Dumas, TX · DUMAS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8926FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116801
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0249 67/6/19 DUMAS,TEX HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1100 TIME - 1030 N8926F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT 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 - 3700 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED IN OWN DOWNWASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8926F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8926F · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC99LA092Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJuneau, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm, and an inadequately planned approach. A factor associated with the accident was a tailwind.NTSB FTW74FQD01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAlpine, TXNTSB FTW70FQG14Accident · No injuriesClosedSlaton, TXNTSB FTW69F0337Accident · No injuriesClosedOdonnell, TXNTSB FTW66A0053Accident · No injuriesClosedLubbock, TX