- Date
- May 6, 1977
- Place
- Russiaville, IN · RUSSIAVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9010TBell MK5A
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770506023029A
- Case key
- 146748
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3990 77/5/6 RUSSIAVILLE,IN BELL MK5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 314 TIME - 1245 N9010T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUSSIAVILLE,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 150 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 860 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- SPRAYING CORN. PILOT ABLE TO STOP ACFT TURNING BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9010T
- Reported as
- Bell MK5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9010TRegistration cancelled Jun 2, 2000 · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AAirframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9010T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL99FA132Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHeflin, ALThe pilot of N9010T's failure to maintain visual lookout while maneuvering, resulting in a midair collision with N30899. A factor was the sun glare.NTSB MIA91LA220Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBay Springs, MSTotal loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.NTSB CHI77FEX46Accident · No injuriesClosedMonrovia, IN