# NTSB CHI80FEI44: EL Tomcat MK-5A, N818JH, Nevada, OH, September 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1980
- Place: Nevada, OH · NEVADA, OH
- Location: 40.8188° N, 83.1312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nevada, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8188&lon=-83.1312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI44

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EL TOMCAT MK-5A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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