- Date
- May 9, 1975
- Place
- Ewa, HI · EWA, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9014TTomcat MK-5
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750509009539A
- Case key
- 148497
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0960 75/5/9 NR.EWA,HI TOMCAT MK-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0750 N9014T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 28, 3241 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 52 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAS BARBERS POINT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EWA,HI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 50 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- STRUCK PARKED SUGAR PLANTER. WEED CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9014T
- Reported as
- Tomcat MK-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nas Barbers Point
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 MIA77FKG51Accident · Minor injuriesClosedColquitt, GA