- Date
- July 30, 1971
- Place
- Pullman, WA · PULLMAN, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9641FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2707 71/7/30 PULLMAN,WASH HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4180 TIME - 1500 N9641F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 344 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PULLMAN,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 270 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 - 2500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CROSSFEED RETURN HOSE FAILED ON SPRAY EQUIP,DIESEL FUEL SPRAYED ON ENG EXHST SYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9641F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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