El Tomcat MK5A N9014T
12 July 1977 · Colquitt, Georgia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 July 1977 at about 17:00 local time, a El Tomcat MK5A registered N9014T, operated by Gene Hill, was involved in an accident during in flight near Colquitt, Georgia, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colquitt, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- El Tomcat MK5A
- Registration
- N9014T
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gene Hill
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1504
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
DNWIND APCH TO FLD, HEAVY, SETTLED WITH PWR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other El Tomcat MK5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1977 | El Tomcat MK5A | Ray City, Georgia, United States | Ward Segerstro | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1976 | El Tomcat MK5A | Wasco, California, United States | Shafter Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1979 | El Tomcat MK5A | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Gene's Crop CA | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1975 | El Tomcat MK5A | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Mayfield Aviat | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |