El Tomcat MK6A N4774S
19 April 1977 · Lake Wales, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 April 1977 at about 07:42 local time, a El Tomcat MK6A registered N4774S, operated by Waverly Grower, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lake Wales, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Wales, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- El Tomcat MK6A
- Registration
- N4774S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Waverly Grower
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1768
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
ROTOR RPM DECAYED DURING EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID WIRES
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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