- Date
- July 9, 1975
- Place
- Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N863ZEL Tomcat MK5A
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750709023409A
- Case key
- 150547
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3074 75/7/9 MOSES LAKE,WA EL TOMCAT MK5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0855 N863Z PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 30, 3134 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 57 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOSES LAKE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 731 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT 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 - 1200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- FLYING AT 2FT ABOVE WHEAT FLD,CONTACTED CROP & FLIPPED OVR BEFORE STRIKING GND.NO MALFUNCTION FND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N863Z
- Reported as
- EL Tomcat MK5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N863ZRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Bell 47GAirframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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Other investigations on N863Z · 1
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