# NTSB MIA76FLG41: Hughes 269B, N9436F, Orangeburg, SC, July 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1976
- Place: Orangeburg, SC · ORANGEBURG, SC
- Location: 33.4936° N, 80.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orangeburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-80.8669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2713  76/7/15    ORANGEBURG,SC       HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5025
        TIME - 1700                    N9436F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 4900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGEBURG,SC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  195                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT MADE SAFE EMERG LDG ACFT CONSUMED BY FIRE A RESULT OF NR 4 CONROD AND FRACTURE OF ENG CASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9436F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9436F-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 0191, built 1965 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19760715020319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760715020319A), Jul 15, 1976: Hughes 269B, Orangeburg, SC, Destroyed. Plt made safe emerg ldg acft consumed by fire a result of nr 4 conrod and fracture of eng case.

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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