- Date
- July 12, 1977
- Place
- Colquitt, GA · COLQUITT, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9014TEL Tomcat MK5A
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770712018849A
- Case key
- 146501
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1504 77/7/12 NR.COLQUITT,GA EL TOMCAT MK5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2259 TIME - 1700 N9014T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLQUITT,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 100 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2200 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- DNWIND APCH TO FLD,HEAVY,SETTLED WITH PWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9014T
- Reported as
- EL Tomcat MK5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9014TRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2018 · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AAirframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5AEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9014T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN93LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDuson, LAFailure of the transmission mast bearing, resulting in oil contamination and subsequent blockage of the internal oil ports and passages. Factors were: total loss of collective control and partial loss of cyclic control.NTSB OAK75FJA10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEwa, HI