- Date
- May 26, 1975
- Place
- Corning, AR · CORNING, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4924CTomcat MK-5
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750526013239A
- Case key
- 148841
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1377 75/5/26 CORNING,AR TOMCAT MK-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1450 N4924C PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 25, 2502 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORNING,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 295 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4924C
- Reported as
- Tomcat MK-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4924CRegistered now · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AAirframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5AEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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