# NTSB MIA65A0120: Hughes 269A, N8853F, Lamar, SC, June 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1965
- Place: Lamar, SC · LAMAR, SC
- Location: 34.1695° N, 80.0651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamar, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1695&lon=-80.0651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0426  65/6/18  NR.LAMAR SC           HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4230
        TIME - 1700                    N8853F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-IMPROPERLY EXECUTED SWATH RUN ENTRY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING 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-NOT USED                        COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  250
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PILOT RATED IN ROTORCRAFT DAY BEFORE ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8853F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8853F-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N 53-0212 (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 N8853F (4)

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 MIA79DLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLG38), Sep 29, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Trenton, SC, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA75FLG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG41), Jun 8, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Reidville, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA70F0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0021), Jul 2, 1969: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Wadesboro, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0088), Feb 14, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8853F), Sumter, SC, 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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