- Date
- June 23, 1966
- Place
- Cordele, GA · CORDELE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9438FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0584 66/6/23 NR.CORDELE GA HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N9438F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 25, 675 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 157 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORDELE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 150 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 310 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PILOT STATED HE PREVIOUSLY SURVEYED THE FIELD BY FLYING LOW AND SLOW ACROSS IT.HAD NOT SEEN WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9438F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cordele
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