- Date
- May 18, 1976
- Place
- Elkhart, KS · ELKHART, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9153FHughes 369
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760518012809A
- Case key
- 153616
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2145 76/5/18 ELKHART,KS HUGHES 369 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 10007 TIME - 1930 N9153F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHART-MORTON CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKHART,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION BIRD STRIKE IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3620 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- BIRD STRUCK SPRAY BOOM BRACE AND IT HIT TAILBOOM.SPRAYING SAGEBRUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9153F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elkhart-Morton Co
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Other investigations on N9153F · 2
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