# NTSB MIA73FLG01: Hughes 269B, N9380F, Wagener, SC, July 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Wagener, SC · WAGENER, SC
- Location: 33.6513° N, 81.3626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wagener, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6513&lon=-81.3626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FLG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG01-201644

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2029  73/7/13  NR.WAGENER,SC         HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1300
        TIME - 1800                    N9380F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WAGENER,SC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         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 -  350                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- LOST PWR,MADE SLIDE ON LDG.OAT 90DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9380F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9380F-2017-05-15), registration cancelled 2017-05-15, S/N 64-0096, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730713019419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713019419A), Jul 13, 1973: Hughes 269B, Wagener, SC, Substantial damage. Lost pwr,made slide on ldg.OAT 90DEG.

## Other investigations on N9380F (3)

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 SEA91LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA137), Jun 19, 1991: Hughes 269B (N9380F), Warrenton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ROTOR SPEED DURING A SIMULATED AUTOROTATION.
- [NTSB LAX84LA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA455), Aug 25, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9380F), Goleta, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FLG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG53), Sep 11, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9380F), Batesburg, 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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