- Date
- July 13, 1980
- Place
- Tutwiler, MS · TUTWILER, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9099TTomcat Mark 5
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800713024659A
- Case key
- 129736
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0960 80/7/13 TUTWILER,MS TOMCAT MARK 5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3620 TIME - 0700 N9099T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1025 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUTWILER,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3600 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 165 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- CKD HOPPER GAGE AFTER FLYING UNDER WIRE.LOOKED UP TOO LATE TO AVOID 2ND WIRE.FLEW 12HRS IN LAST 24
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9099T
- Reported as
- Tomcat Mark 5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9099TRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2014 · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AAirframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9099T · 1
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