# NTSB ATL80FKQ16: Tomcat Mark 5, N9099T, Tutwiler, MS, July 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1980
- Place: Tutwiler, MS · TUTWILER, MS
- Location: 34.0172° N, 90.4333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tutwiler, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0172&lon=-90.4333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKQ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKQ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9099T-2014-03-25), registration cancelled 2014-03-25, S/N CC1-79-2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOMCAT MARK 5
- Registry model: [Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (registry code 2390101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800713024659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713024659A), Jul 13, 1980: Bell OH13H, Tutwiler, MS, Substantial damage. Struck wires on edge of field after a trim spray run.

## Other investigations on N9099T (1)

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 MIA79DKQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ15), Jul 10, 1979: Tomcat MK-5A (N9099T), Lambert, MS, 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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