- Date
- July 7, 1966
- Place
- Cope, SC · COPE, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9410FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171118
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0588 66/7/7 NR.COPE SC HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N9410F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 45, 1880 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1336 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9410F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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