- Date
- July 26, 1977
- Place
- Malta, ID · MALTA, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7456FHughes 269C
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770726021539A
- Case key
- 158693
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2773 77/7/26 MALTA,ID HUGHES 269C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N7456F PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 33, 3154 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 647 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MALTA,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 674 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTEN-LOOSELY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- FORGOT THAT WIRES WERE THERE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7456F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7456FRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Hughes 269CAirframe modelHughes 269CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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