- Date
- September 10, 1977
- Place
- Montezuma, GA · MONTEZUMA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7404FHughes 269
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770910030499A
- Case key
- 144667
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3741 77/9/10 MONTEZUMA,GA HUGHES 269 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N7404F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 32, 3015 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1515 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTEZUMA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE 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 REMARKS- SHORT SHAFT,P/N 269A-5559,SHEARED OFF SPLINES ON END THAT ATTACHES TO CRANKSHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7404F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duster Strip
N7404FRegistration cancelled May 6, 2019 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7404F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW94GA204Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportLondon, TXThe partial power loss due to a sticking valve. Factors were the remaining worn lobes on the camshaft and the lack of suitable terrain onto which a successful forced landing could be executed.NTSB MIA77FKG69Accident · No injuriesClosedMontezuma, GA