El Tomcat 47G N73872
13 January 1977 · San Diego, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 January 1977 at about 07:50 local time, a El Tomcat 47G registered N73872, operated by Golden State, was involved in an accident during in flight near San Diego, California, 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 07:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brown Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- El Tomcat 47G
- Registration
- N73872
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Golden State
- 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
- 3-0040
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
SPRAYING CELERY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other El Tomcat 47 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1974 | El Tomcat 47 | Zafra, Oklahoma, United States | Williams Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1973 | El Tomcat 47 | Arcadia, Florida, United States | Citrus Helicop | 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 | - |