Bell-Cont 42G EL TOMCAT-MK5A N73871
2 July 1982 · Oswego, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1982 at about 22:25 local time, a Bell-Cont 42G EL TOMCAT-MK5A registered N73871, operated by AC Rotor Inc, was involved in an accident near Oswego, South Carolina, 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 22:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oswego, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farm Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell-Cont 42G EL TOMCAT-MK5A
- Registration
- N73871
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- AC Rotor Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dalzell → Dalzell
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DLG12
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
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO STUDY COTTON FIELDS THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO SPRAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. HE STATED THAT DURING A LANDING APPROACH ON A FARM FIELD ROAD, A WASP LANDED ON HIS LEFT ARM AND STARTED STINGING. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE ROTOR RPM TO DROP, AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE DEVELOPED, AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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