# NTSB UNK65X0212: Hughes 269A, N8849F, Laurinburg, NC, October 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1964
- Place: Laurinburg, NC · LAURINBURG, NC
- Location: 34.7621° N, 79.4774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurinburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7621&lon=-79.4774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0212
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0212

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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