# NTSB OAK71FJA17: Hughes 269A, N8732F, Ewa, HI, May 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1971
- Place: Ewa, HI · EWA, HI
- Location: 21.3407° N, 158.0397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of ʻEwa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3407&lon=-158.0397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FJA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FJA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8732F-1974-10-30), registration cancelled 1974-10-30, S/N 0050, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8732F (3)

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 OAK74FJA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA19), Apr 24, 1974: Hughes 269A (N8732F), Kekaha, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK74FJA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA09), Dec 5, 1973: Hughes 269A (N8732F), Kahalui, HI, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71FJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FJA10), Jan 20, 1971: Hughes 269A (N8732F), Waipahu, HI, 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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