- Date
- May 15, 1979
- Place
- Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9044TEL Tomcat MK5A
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790515013929A
- Case key
- 135831
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1645 79/5/15 MOSES LAKE,WA EL TOMCAT MK5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3695 TIME - 0600 N9044T PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOSES LAKE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- HIT PWR POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9044T
- Reported as
- EL Tomcat MK5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9044TRegistered now · 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.