# NTSB MKC68A0022: Hughes 269A, N8841F, Silver City, IA, September 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1967
- Place: Silver City, IA · SILVER CITY, IA
- Location: 41.1115° N, 95.6379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1115&lon=-95.6379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1101   67/9/8    SILVER CITY,IOWA    HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 689
        TIME - 0820                    N8841F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 457 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  250                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1200
        REMARKS- POWER LINES 30 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8841F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8841F-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 0186 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8841F (2)

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 MKC69D0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0054), Jul 25, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8841F), Onawa, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3091), Jul 28, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8841F), Audubon, IA, 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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