# NTSB MKC78FCD50: Hughes 300C, N7431F, Baxter, IA, August 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1978
- Place: Baxter, IA · BAXTER, IA
- Location: 41.8252° N, 93.1525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baxter, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8252&lon=-93.1525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2773  78/8/31    BAXTER,IA           HUGHES 300C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2000
        TIME - 1430                    N7431F              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 760 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELI-PAD ON TRUCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAXTER,IA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  900
        REMARKS- SPRAY BOOM STRUCK TRUCK WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND ON MOBILE PAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7431F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7431F-1983-01-17), registration cancelled 1983-01-17, S/N 260472 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 300C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heli-Pad On Truck

## 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 19780831029749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831029749A), Aug 31, 1978: Hughes 269A, Baxter, IA, Substantial damage. Spray boom struck Truck while maneuvering to land on mobile pad.

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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