# NTSB MIA79DKG57: Hughes 269C, N7422F, Montezuma, GA, August 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1979
- 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 October 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2461   79/8/7    MONTEZUMA,GA        HUGHES 269C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3556
        TIME - 1930                    N7422F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEZUMA,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  389                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- LINEAR ACTUATOR CABLE SEPARATED AT BELT SPRING ASSEMBLY DISENGAGING ENGINE FROM TRANSMISSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7422F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7422F-2003-05-28), registration cancelled 2003-05-28, S/N 560506, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, 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 19790807025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807025969A), Aug 7, 1979: Hughes 269C, Montezuma, GA, Destroyed. Linear actuator cable failed during ag operation. Made hard autorotation landing. Demolished helicopter.

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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