- Date
- June 25, 1975
- Place
- Gridley, CA · GRIDLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9001TTomcat MK 5A
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750625019229A
- Case key
- 149541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1723 75/6/25 NR.GRIDLEY,CA TOMCAT MK 5A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 8500 TIME - 0830 N9001T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRIDLEY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 110 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9001T
- Reported as
- Tomcat MK 5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9001TRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AAirframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5AEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N9001T · 1
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