- Date
- June 15, 1973
- Place
- Lumberton, NC · LUMBERTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9507FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730615017749A
- Case key
- 190209
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1625 73/6/15 LUMBERTON,NC HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 6585 TIME - 1015 N9507F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUMBERTON,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 135 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9507F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9507FRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2018 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.