- Date
- July 22, 1968
- Place
- Lazbuddie, TX · LAZBUDDIE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9452FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109214
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2420 68/7/22 LAZBUDDIE,TEX HUGHES 269B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N9452F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 24, 1300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 ALL IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- CONNECTING ROD,NO 4 CYL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9452F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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