- Date
- February 27, 1974
- Place
- Lihue, HI · LIHUE, HI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9398FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740227003689A
- Case key
- 186859
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0482 74/2/27 LIHUE,HAWAII HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1130 TIME - 1400 N9398F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIHUE,HAWAII LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 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 - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 110 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- DITCH DEFOLIATION. WATCHING GRND WORKER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9398F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9398FRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2013 · Hughes 269BAirframe modelHughes 269BEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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Other investigations on N9398F · 1
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