# NTSB LAX66A0098: Hughes 269A, N8899F, Shafter, CA, June 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1966
- Place: Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0425   66/6/9  NR.SHAFTER CALIF      HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 970
        TIME - 0700                    N8899F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  150                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - 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 -  50                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PILOT MADE JUMP TAKEOFF WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF ROTOR RPM HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8899F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8899F-1974-09-24), registration cancelled 1974-09-24, S/N 83-0277 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8899F (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX69F0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0092), Aug 12, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8899F), San Diego, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0187), Oct 7, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8899F), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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