- Date
- July 10, 1979
- Place
- Lambert, MS · LAMBERT, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9099TTomcat MK-5A
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790710014739A
- Case key
- 134980
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1270 79/7/10 LAMBERT,MS TOMCAT MK-5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 23600 TIME - 1900 N9099T PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1385 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAMBERT,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- PLT REPORTED APPARENTLY OVERLOADED FOR EXISTING CONDITIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9099T
- Reported as
- Tomcat MK-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duster Strip
N9099TRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2014 · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AAirframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9099T · 1
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