Bell TOMCAT N6590D
17 April 1965 · Harman W Va, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1965 at about 06:55 local time, a Bell TOMCAT registered N6590D was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Harman W Va, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harman W Va, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell TOMCAT
- Registration
- N6590D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 2-0132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HOPPER VALVE RELEASE CABLE JAMMED, UNEVEN DUST FLOW CAUSED LATERAL UNCONTROLABILITY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell TOMCAT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1965 | Bell TOMCAT | Skene Miss, Mississippi, United States | Delta AG Rotor | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1966 | Bell TOMCAT | Broken Bow Okla, Oklahoma, United States | Allied Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1964 | Bell TOMCAT | Delano Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1966 | Bell TOMCAT | Madera Calif, California, United States | RAY Pool | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1968 | Bell TOMCAT | Decatur, Texas, United States | Continental Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1973 | Bell TOMCAT | Harrington, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |