- Date
- May 1, 1980
- Place
- Watsonville, CA · WATSONVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9002TTom Cat I
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800501011499A
- Case key
- 131042
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1634 80/5/1 WATSONVILLE,CA TOM CAT I CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2284 TIME - 0630 N9002T PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 579 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATSONVILLE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 100 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR BLADE,PN 47-642-102,FAILED APRX 1232HRS.AD 70-10-08 RQRD REMOVAL BFR 600HRS.CAULIFLOWER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9002T
- Reported as
- Tom Cat I
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9002TRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 1980 · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5BAirframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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