- Date
- August 26, 1981
- Place
- Leavenworth, WA · LEAVENWORTH, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N58306Hughes 369D
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810826051679A
- Case key
- 123551
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3167 81/8/26 NR.LEAVENWORTH,WA HUGHES 369D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1020 N58306 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 45, 9981 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2010 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEAVENWORTH,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTER,FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PINCHED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2700 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- FOUND CUT O-RING SEAL,PN MS29513-137,IN FUEL FILTER BOWL,PN 02-15325.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58306
- Reported as
- Hughes 369D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N58306Registration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DAirframe modelHughes Helicopters HUGHES 369DEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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