# NTSB MIA70F0127: Hughes 269-A, N8935F, Cochran, GA, July 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1969
- Place: Cochran, GA · COCHRAN, GA
- Location: 32.3881° N, 83.3504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cochran, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3881&lon=-83.3504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0127

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3091  69/7/14    COCHRAN,GA          HUGHES 269-A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 250
        TIME - 1600                    N8935F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHRAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COCHRAN,GA                  COCHRAN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       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 -  350                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8935F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8935F-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 34-0007, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269-A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404) (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
- Airport: Cochran

## Other investigations on N8935F (2)

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 ATL81DLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLA13), Aug 15, 1981: Hughes 269A-1 (N8935F), Sale City, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0153), Aug 2, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8935F), Saluda, 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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