- Date
- September 14, 1968
- Place
- Camden, SC · CAMDEN, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8917FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108304
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3209 68/9/14 CAMDEN,SC HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2293 TIME - 1230 N8917F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 485 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 480 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 290 REMARKS- BUBBLE DIRTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8917F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8917FRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8917F · 4
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