- Date
- June 30, 1977
- Place
- Ashford, NY · ASHFORD, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7417FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770630021359A
- Case key
- 147257
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2523 77/6/30 ASHFORD,NY HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1359 N7417F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 25, 4832 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 911 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGVILLE,NY UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 -DENSE WITH TREES SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND REMARKS- SERVICE INSTRUCTION,BULLETIN,SUPPLEMENT FOR ENGINE WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7417F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Duster Strip
N7417FRegistration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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