- Date
- April 28, 1972
- Place
- Johns Island, SC · JOHNS ISLAND, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8909FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165873
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0477 72/4/28 JOHNS ISLAND,SC HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1578 TIME - 1200 N8909F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 578 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNS ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOHNS ISLAND,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 - 16 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- L SPRAY BOOM STRUCK UNKWN OBJ,SEPRTD,HIT T/R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8909F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johns Island
N8909FRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2005 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HO-360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.