- Date
- July 10, 1976
- Place
- Corning, AR · CORNING, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8429Quinn MK-5A
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760710025689A
- Case key
- 154680
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2307 76/7/10 NR.CORNING,AR QUINN MK-5A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5000 TIME - 0757 N8429 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORNING,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 375 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- NO SHIMS WERE FOUND UNDER HUB BOLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8429
- Reported as
- Quinn MK-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8429Registration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Quinn E L TOM CAT MK-5AAirframe modelQuinn E L TOM CAT MK-5AEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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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 N8429 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX04LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGalt, CAa loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system.NTSB MIA85LA207Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlakley, GAWhile en route to reposition the helicopter to another farm, the eng lost power. The plt reported that during an autorotation, the main rotor lost some RPM as he stretched his glide to avoid a fence. As the helicopter touched down on uneven terrain, the main…