# NTSB MIA77FKJ34: Hughes 269C, N9636F, Clanton, AL, April 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1977
- Place: Clanton, AL · CLANTON, AL
- Location: 32.8456° N, 86.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clanton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8456&lon=-86.6195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1309  77/4/20  NR.CLANTON,AL         HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 850
        TIME - 1230                    N9636F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CLANTON,AL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  250                       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-NOT USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  380                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HELO DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9636F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9636F-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 1000057 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19770420007389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420007389A), Apr 20, 1977: Hughes 269C, Clanton, AL, Substantial damage. Helo developed severe vibrations.

## Other investigations on N9636F (1)

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 OAK72FVW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVW20), Dec 11, 1971: Hughes 269C (N9636F), Las Vegas, NV, 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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