# NTSB MIA77FKG67: Hughes 269B, N9318F, Montezuma, GA, August 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Montezuma, GA · MONTEZUMA, GA
- Location: 32.2972° N, 84.0191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montezuma, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2972&lon=-84.0191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG67

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2576  77/8/20  NR.MONTEZUMA,GA       HUGHES 269B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3000
        TIME - 1200                    N9318F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MONTEZUMA,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         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 USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  320                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- IDLER PULLEY BEARING HUGHES P/N269A5050-58 FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9318F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9318F-1990-02-08), registration cancelled 1990-02-08, S/N 340050 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (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 19770820026929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820026929A), Aug 20, 1977: Hughes 269B, Montezuma, GA, Substantial damage. Idler pulley bearing Hughes P/N269A5050-58 failed.

## Other investigations on N9318F (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 MIA89LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA255), Sep 21, 1989: Hughes 269B (N9318F), Lexington, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LINEAR ACTUATOR LUG. A RELATED FACTOR WAS: TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
- [NTSB OAK74FJA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA20), Apr 25, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9318F), Lahaina, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68A0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0017), Aug 5, 1967: Hughes 269B (N9318F), Van Nuys, CA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.