- Date
- October 4, 1976
- Place
- Wasco, CA · WASCO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9001TEL Tomcat MK5A
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761004031699A
- Case key
- 155937
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3267 76/10/4 NR.WASCO,CA EL TOMCAT MK5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5164 TIME - 1815 N9001T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASCO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - 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 - 350 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- FLARED BECAUSE OF VIBRATION, T/R HIT COTTON PLANTS & TURNED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9001T
- Reported as
- EL Tomcat MK5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9001TRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AAirframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5AEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N9001T · 1
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