- Date
- December 5, 1973
- Place
- Kahalui, HI · KAHALUI, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8732FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731205038339A
- Case key
- 187631
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3680 73/12/5 KAHALUI,HAWAII HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1130 N8732F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 34, 3414 TOTAL HOURS, 210 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAHALUI HAWAII DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAHALUI,HAWAII LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 200 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) 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 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 40 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- LNDD IN 8FT HIGH SUGAR CANE.DEFOLIATION ALONG DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8732F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kahalui Hawaii
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8732F · 3
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