# NTSB OAK74FJA09: Hughes 269A, N8732F, Kahalui, HI, December 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1973
- Place: Kahalui, HI · KAHALUI, HI
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FJA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3680   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](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
- Airport: Kahalui Hawaii

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731205038339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731205038339A), Dec 5, 1973: Hughes 269A, Kahalui, HI, Substantial damage. Lndd in 8FT high sugar cane. Defoliation along ditch.

## 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 OAK71FJA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FJA17), May 17, 1971: Hughes 269A (N8732F), Ewa, 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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