# NTSB OAK75FJA10: Tomcat MK-5, N9014T, Ewa, HI, May 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1975
- Place: Ewa, HI · EWA, HI
- Location: 21.3407° N, 158.0397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of ʻEwa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3407&lon=-158.0397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FJA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FJA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9014T-2018-03-09), registration cancelled 2018-03-09, S/N CCI74-5, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOMCAT MK-5
- Registry model: [Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (registry code 2390101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nas Barbers Point

## 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 19750509009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750509009539A), May 9, 1975: Ccoptr OH13HMK5B, Ewa, HI, Substantial damage. Struck parked sugar planter. Weed ctl.

## Other investigations on N9014T (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA091), Jul 30, 1993: Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A (N9014T), Duson, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE 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…
- [NTSB MIA77FKG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG51), Jul 12, 1977: EL Tomcat MK5A (N9014T), Colquitt, GA, destroyed

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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