- Date
- May 27, 1980
- Place
- Sinking Sp, OH · SINKING SP, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9096TTomcat MK5A
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800527014599A
- Case key
- 130799
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1133 80/5/27 SINKING SP,OH TOMCAT MK5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1282 TIME - 1400 N9096T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SINKING SP,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 180 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9096T
- Reported as
- Tomcat MK5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9096TRegistered now · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AAirframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5AEngine modelLycoming 0-435
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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.