El Tomcat MK6B N7840S
5 July 1972 · Miesville, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1972 at about 18:20 local time, a El Tomcat MK6B registered N7840S, operated by Ranger Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Miesville, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miesville, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- El Tomcat MK6B
- Registration
- N7840S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ranger Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1156
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
AG-SPRAY KIT INSTLD-COPTER NOT EQPD WITH SYN ELEV CTL.PLT UN RCVR FM NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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