- Date
- September 12, 1974
- Place
- Groveland, NY · GROVELAND, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8733FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138845
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3147 74/9/12 GROVELAND,NY HUGHES 269A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 924 TIME - 1530 N8733F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 631 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GROVELAND,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT 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-NONTOXIC 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 - 662 PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- DISTRACTED BY A BEE,HIT DIRT BANK.LOW LEVEL TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8733F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8733F · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI01LA223Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJacksonville, ILThe helicopter's loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while maneuvering close to the ground, and the low altitude and low airspeed. A factor relating to this accident was the pilot not being able to get into autorotation.NTSB FTW67A0122Accident · No injuriesClosedTulsa, OKNTSB FTW67A0027Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTulsa, OKNTSB FTW66A0084Accident · No injuriesClosedTulsa, OK