- Date
- July 27, 1964
- Place
- Tennille, GA · TENNILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8852FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182615
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0598 64/7/27 TENNILLE GA HUGHES 269A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 700 TIME - 1830 N8852F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 400 REMARKS- LEFT MAGNETO CAPACITOR SHORTED OUT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8852F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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