- Date
- September 24, 1980
- Place
- Nevada, OH · NEVADA, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N818JHEL Tomcat MK-5A
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2473 80/9/24 NEVADA,OH EL TOMCAT MK-5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4694 TIME - 1850 N818JH PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1374 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEVADA,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1374 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- BOLT,P/N 1049,AT LOWER BODY OF FORE-AFT CYCLIC CONTROL HYD CYL MISSING.SPRAYING PARAQUAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N818JH
- Reported as
- EL Tomcat MK-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed