- Date
- August 28, 1968
- Place
- Chula Vista, CA · CHULA VISTA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8709FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3439 68/8/28 CHULA VISTA,CALIF HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1300 TIME - 0715 N8709F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1150 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHULA FARMS RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 - 650 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SPRAYNG PEPPERS.ACFT LIFTED OFF,SETTLED,SLID ON GRND,LIFTED OFF AGAIN,HIT FENCE POST 4.5 FT HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8709F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chula Farms Ranch
N8709FRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2017 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8709F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL87LA256Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMorristown, TNOne CFI was demonstrating his procedures for autorotations with power recovery to his employer who was also a CFI. This was to insure standardization within the helicopter pilot school. The autorotation was entered from about 700 feet AGL to the departure…NTSB LAX70FUG31Accident · No injuriesClosedArlington, CA