El Tomcat 47 N208B
14 December 1973 · Arcadia, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 December 1973 at about 11:15 local time, a El Tomcat 47 registered N208B, operated by Citrus Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Arcadia, Florida, 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 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arcadia, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- El Tomcat 47
- Registration
- N208B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Citrus Helicop
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4057
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
PLT EXPD DECAYING ROTOR RPM ATTRIBUTED TO CHEM BUILD UP ON BLADES, INCREASING D/A, LGT COLLECTIVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other El Tomcat 47 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1974 | El Tomcat 47 | Zafra, Oklahoma, United States | Williams Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1977 | El Tomcat 47G | San Diego, California, United States | Golden State | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |