# NTSB MKC72DCD24: Hughes 269A, N8892F, Nevada, IA, August 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1971
- Place: Nevada, IA · NEVADA, IA
- Location: 42.0181° N, 93.4693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nevada, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0181&lon=-93.4693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3016  71/8/13    NEVADA,IOWA         HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1410                    N8892F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 43, 8314 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            305 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVADA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEVADA,IOWA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           HARD LANDING                                             IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  305                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          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 - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PRESSURE PUMP HOSE FAILED,V BELTS GOT WET CAUSING OVRSPD,ALT TOO LOW TO TURN INTO WND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8892F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8892F-2005-09-20), registration cancelled 2005-09-20, S/N 83-0267, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nevada

## Other investigations on N8892F (8)

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 FTW79DPJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ15), May 5, 1979: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Alva, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FTE94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE94), Aug 31, 1978: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Crook, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FCQ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ48), Jul 15, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Herndon, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75DCQ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ58), Jun 26, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Atwood, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69F0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0041), Jul 8, 1968: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0061), Mar 5, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65A0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0086), Jun 29, 1965: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2380), Jun 19, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8892F), Broomfield, CO, 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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