# Accident 19800527014599A: Ccoptr OH13HMK5A, Sinking Springs, OH, May 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sinking Springs, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N9096T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9096T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CCOPTR OH13HMK5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,282 total, 57 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800527014599A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER SKID CAUGHT TELEPHONE WIRE. WIRE CAUGHT IN MAIN ROTOR ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CHI80DEG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEG15), May 27, 1980: Tomcat MK5A (N9096T), Sinking Sp, OH, substantial damage

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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