- Date
- October 9, 1964
- Place
- Laurinburg, NC · LAURINBURG, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8849FHughes 269A
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181793
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0820 64/10/9 NR.LAURINBURG NC HUGHES 269A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4828 TIME - 1050 N8849F PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-GROUND RESONANCE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3250 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON 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 - 180 REMARKS- IMPOPER TYPE ROTOR DAMPERS-IMPROPER OLEO INFLATN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8849F
- Reported as
- Hughes 269A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed