- Date
- July 7, 1978
- Place
- Hannibal, MO · HANNIBAL, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8777FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780707015539A
- Case key
- 141799
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1204 78/7/7 HANNIBAL,MO HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1205 N8777F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 33, 788 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 93 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HANNIBAL,MO LOCAL 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 - 168 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 772 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8777F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8777FRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2013 · Hughes 269AAirframe modelHughes 269AEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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Other investigations on N8777F · 1
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