# NTSB MKC75DER68: Hughes 269A, N8929F, Lafayette, MN, May 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1975
- Place: Lafayette, MN · LAFAYETTE, MN
- Location: 44.4471° N, 94.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4471&lon=-94.3927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1195  75/5/21    LAFAYETTE,MN        HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1373
        TIME - 1545                    N8929F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUCK PLATFORM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,MN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      89
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  279                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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 - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000
        REMARKS- L/O FM BACK OF FLAT BED TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8929F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8929F-2018-01-09), registration cancelled 2018-01-09, S/N 113-0311, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Truck Platform

## 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 19750521012829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521012829A), May 21, 1975: Hughes 269A, Lafayette, MN, Substantial damage. L/o fm back of flat bed Truck.

## Other investigations on N8929F (3)

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 CHI76FEP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP38), Jul 25, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Abbotsford, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71AQG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AQG53), Jan 28, 1971: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Spearman, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1957](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1957), May 25, 1964: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Mexico, MO, destroyed

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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