# NTSB CHI76FEC47: EL Tomcat MK-5A, N9043T, Blissfield, MI, June 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1976
- Place: Blissfield, MI · BLISSFIELD, MI
- Location: 41.8303° N, 83.8617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blissfield, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8303&lon=-83.8617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2131  76/6/16    BLISSFIELD,MI       EL TOMCAT MK-5A     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 10702
        TIME - 1115                    N9043T              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWANTON,OH                  BLISSFIELD,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SWASH-PLATE SWIVEL LINK STRAP SEPARATED FM SCISSOR LEVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9043T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9043T), registered now, S/N CCI74-10, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EL TOMCAT MK-5A
- Registry model: [Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (registry code 2390101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760616016849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760616016849A), Jun 16, 1976: Bell 47G2, Blissfield, MI, Destroyed. Swash-plate swivel link strap separated fm scissor lever.

## Other investigations on N9043T (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 CHI94T#A02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94T%23A02), Jul 5, 1994: Continental Copters MK 5 Tomcat (N9043T), Minot, ND, 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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