Tomcat MARK5A N19JM

Summary

On 23 May 1980 at about 11:10 local time, a Tomcat MARK5A registered N19JM, operated by Ag-Aero, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Stockbridge, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 May 1980 at 11:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Stockbridge, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Tomcat MARK5A

Registration

N19JM

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Ag-Aero, Inc.

Operating rule

Aerial Applicator

Purpose of flight

Crop Control Related Flight

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-3453

1 person was seriously injured.

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

TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, P/N 476441729, FAILED 29INFM END OF SPLINE THAT DRIVES T/R.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.