# NTSB MIA69F0189: Hughes 269A, N8917F, Camden, SC, September 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1968
- Place: Camden, SC · CAMDEN, SC
- Location: 34.2589° N, 80.6092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camden, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2589&lon=-80.6092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0189
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0189

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8917F-2020-09-04), registration cancelled 2020-09-04, S/N 93-0298, built 1964 (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

## Other investigations on N8917F (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 MIA74FKG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG41), Oct 15, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8917F), Hartwell, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FKG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG33), Sep 6, 1972: Hughes 269A (N8917F), Elberton, GA, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA69F0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0074), Jul 1, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8917F), Manning, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0123), Apr 22, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8917F), Orangeburg, 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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