# Accident 19800501011499A: Ccoptr OH13HCCOPTER, Watsonville, CA, May 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1980, 06:30 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9236° N, 121.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9236&lon=-121.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9002T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9002T-1980-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5B (registry code 2390102, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CCOPTR OH13HCCOPTER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,284 total, 579 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501011499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL ROTOR BLADES FAILED DURING LOW LEVEL HOVER. HELICOPTER CRASHED IN RIGHT TURN. BLADES WERE BEYOND USE LIMIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80FVM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM26), May 1, 1980: Tom Cat I (N9002T), Watsonville, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N9002T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780806023139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806023139A), Aug 6, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N9002T), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Hit powerline while manuvering to avoid people working in adjaceneld.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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