# NTSB OAK69D0126: Hughes 269A, N8751F, Panoche, CA, August 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1968
- Place: Panoche, CA · PANOCHE, CA
- Location: 36.5969° N, 120.8335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panoche, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5969&lon=-120.8335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2980   68/8/8    PANOCHE,CALIF       HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3000
        TIME - 0815                    N8751F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     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 -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE ONTO GRND ON ROLL-OUT FROM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND.HAD FLOWN 8 HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8751F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8751F), registered now, S/N 52-0073, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8751F (4)

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 ATL83LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA387), Sep 27, 1983: Hughes 269A (N8751F), Moultrie, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77DCQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ18), Feb 18, 1977: Hughes 269A (N8751F), Caldwell, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75FPG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG10), Jul 31, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8751F), W.Memphis, AR, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX67A0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0052), Nov 21, 1966: Hughes 269A (N8751F), Van Nuys, CA, 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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