- Date
- March 19, 1970
- Place
- Albion, WA · ALBION, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9539FHughes 269B
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134353
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1416 70/3/19 NR.ALBION,WASH HUGHES 269B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2920 TIME - 1715 N9539F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EGGERS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBION,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ACTION,LACK OF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- UN TO MAINTAIN FLT AFTER T/O.JETTISONED LOAD,BUT ONLY L SIDE DUMPED.PLT STATED HE HAD OPERG RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9539F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eggers Field
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