- Date
- July 7, 1974
- Place
- Shelby, NC · SHELBY, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8934FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740707019699A
- Case key
- 128142
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1844 74/7/7 SHELBY,NC HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 180 TIME - 0930 N8934F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHELBY,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 180 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 850 HILLY SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- STRUCK A TERRACE IN DENSE COTTON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8934F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8934FRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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