- Date
- May 17, 1971
- Place
- Ewa, HI · EWA, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8732FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161585
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1629 71/5/17 EWA,HAWAII HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 4560 TIME - 1115 N8732F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1032 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EWA,HAWAII LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4560 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- M/R BLADES HIT SUPPLY TRUCK WHICH HAD BEEN MOVED ABT 20FT CLOSER TO NURSER TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8732F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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