# NTSB MKC79FER63: Hughes 269C, N7448F, Willmar, MN, July 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1979
- Place: Willmar, MN · WILLMAR, MN
- Location: 45.1210° N, 95.0587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willmar, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1210&lon=-95.0587&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FER63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER63

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7448F-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 560510, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Trailer Helipad

## 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 19790702023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702023079A), Jul 2, 1979: Hughes 269C, Willmar, MN, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff over gross weight and out of CG. Unable to climb. Hit hard. Went into ground resonance.

## Other investigations on N7448F (2)

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 ATL90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA134), Jun 22, 1990: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Saluda, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN FOR HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE OPERATIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN SETTLING WITH POWER TO THE GROUND.
- [NTSB CHI80DER43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER43), Jun 1, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Willmar, MN, substantial damage

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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