# NTSB MIA76DKT28: Tomcat MK5B, N4227A, Homestead, FL, October 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1975
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKT28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3445  75/10/17   HOMESTEAD,FL        TOMCAT MK5B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1628
        TIME - 0920                    N4227A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI STATE DUSTING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMESTEAD,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           HARD LANDING                                             IN FLIGHT: MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1626                       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          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 -  7                   SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- SEVERAL LANDING AREAS AVBL. ROTOR RPM DECAYED WHILE GOING TO OPEN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4227A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TOMCAT MK5B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tri State Dusting

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751017037739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017037739A), Oct 17, 1975: Bell 47D1, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Several landing areas avbl. Rotor RPM decayed while going to open fld.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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