# NTSB SEA70FWG06: Hughes 269B, N9539F, Albion, WA, March 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1970
- Place: Albion, WA · ALBION, WA
- Location: 46.7916° N, 117.2512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albion, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7916&lon=-117.2512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70FWG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FWG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1416  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9539F-1973-08-28), registration cancelled 1973-08-28, S/N 1080392 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269B
- Registry model: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eggers Field

## Other investigations on N9539F (1)

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 SEA72DYG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG03), Jul 14, 1971: Hughes 269B (N9539F), Pullman, WA, 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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