- Date
- May 4, 1977
- Place
- Ray City, GA · RAY CITY, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3575BEL Tomcat MK5A
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770504010989A
- Case key
- 147189
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1782 77/5/4 RAY CITY,GA EL TOMCAT MK5A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3870 TIME - 1015 N3575B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2170 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAY CITY,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: STARTING 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 MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1015 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 225 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- PULLED UP TO AVOID TREES,LOST ROTOR RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3575B
- Reported as
- EL Tomcat MK5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3575BRegistered now · Continental Copters-Segerstrom TOMCAT MK-5A (OH-13)Airframe modelContinental Copters-Segerstrom TOMCAT MK-5A (OH-13)Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3575B · 1
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