# NTSB UNK64X1957: Hughes 269A, N8929F, Mexico, MO, May 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1964
- Place: Mexico, MO · MEXICO, MO
- Location: 39.1622° N, 91.8728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mexico, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1622&lon=-91.8728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1957
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1957

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0194  64/5/25    MEXICO MO           HUGHES 269A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N8929F              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        32, 7560 TOTAL HOURS, 93
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   87                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  750
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8929F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8929F-2018-01-09), registration cancelled 2018-01-09, S/N 113-0311, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Registry model: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8929F (3)

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 CHI76FEP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP38), Jul 25, 1976: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Abbotsford, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75DER68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER68), May 21, 1975: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Lafayette, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71AQG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AQG53), Jan 28, 1971: Hughes 269A (N8929F), Spearman, TX, 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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