El Tomcat MKSA N17H
11 April 1973 · Arcadia, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1973 at about 20:45 local time, a El Tomcat MKSA registered N17H, 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arcadia, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arcadia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- El Tomcat MKSA
- Registration
- N17H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Citrus Helicop
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2074
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
FUEL CKD BY GND CREW APPEARED ENOUGH.WHILE SPRAYING ORANGE GROVE ENG QUIT AUTOROTATED BTWN TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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