# NTSB LAX69F0137: Hughes 269A, N8709F, Chula Vista, CA, August 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1968
- Place: Chula Vista, CA · CHULA VISTA, CA
- Location: 32.6400° N, 117.0842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chula Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6400&lon=-117.0842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8709F-2017-04-04), registration cancelled 2017-04-04, S/N 111-0021, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chula Farms Ranch

## Other investigations on N8709F (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 ATL87LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA256), Sep 11, 1987: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Morristown, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70FUG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUG31), May 5, 1970: Hughes 269A (N8709F), Arlington, 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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