- Date
- July 2, 1979
- Place
- Willmar, MN · WILLMAR, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7448FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790702023079A
- Case key
- 134286
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2721 79/7/2 NR.WILLMAR,MN HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 438 TIME - 2000 N7448F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 429 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAILER HELIPAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLMAR,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1100 REMARKS- ACFT NOT CERTIFICATED FOR SPRAYING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7448F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Trailer Helipad
N7448FRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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Other investigations on N7448F · 2
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