- Date
- April 11, 1973
- Place
- Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N17HEL Tomcat Mksa
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730411014509A
- Case key
- 173560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2074 73/4/11 ARCADIA,FLA EL TOMCAT MKSA CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1100 TIME - 2045 N17H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCADIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARCADIA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1100 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 0 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- FUEL CKD BY GND CREW APPEARED ENOUGH.WHILE SPRAYING ORANGE GROVE ENG QUIT AUTOROTATED BTWN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17H
- Reported as
- EL Tomcat Mksa
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arcadia
FAA reports on this event · 1
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