El Tomcat MK5A N9044T
15 May 1979 · Moses Lake, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 May 1979 at about 06:00 local time, a El Tomcat MK5A registered N9044T, operated by Gene's Crop CA, was involved in an accident during in flight near Moses Lake, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moses Lake, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- El Tomcat MK5A
- Registration
- N9044T
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gene's Crop CA
- 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
- 3-1645
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
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Other El Tomcat MK5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1977 | El Tomcat MK5A | Colquitt, Georgia, United States | Gene Hill | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |