El Tomcat MK-5A N818JH
24 September 1980 · Nevada, Ohio, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1980 at about 18:50 local time, a El Tomcat MK-5A registered N818JH, operated by AG Helicopters, was involved in an accident during in flight near Nevada, Ohio, 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 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nevada, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- El Tomcat MK-5A
- Registration
- N818JH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- AG Helicopters
- 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
- 3-2473
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
BOLT, P/N 1049, AT LOWER BODY OF FORE-AFT CYCLIC CONTROL HYD CYL MISSING.SPRAYING PARAQUAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other El Tomcat MK-5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 1976 | El Tomcat MK-5A | Blissfield, Michigan, United States | S and S Choppe | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1974 | El Tomcat MK-5A | Graceville, Florida, United States | Frank T Rayner | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |