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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tomcat OH13HMK6B · Castroville, CA · November 2, 1983

Date: November 2, 1983 · 08:30 local
Place: Castroville, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9092T
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84LA041
Reported as: Tomcat OH13HMK6B
Reported engine: Lycoming VO435A1E
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,225 total1,200 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N9092TRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AS/N CCI 78-4 Airframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5A

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel during a spray run. Made a hard autorotation landing. Main rotors chopped off the tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING A SPRAY RUN. MADE A HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. MAIN ROTORS CHOPPED OFF THE TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX84LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCastroville, CAThe helicopter landed hard during a forced landing after a power loss. The accident occurred on the last swath run. When the engine stopped the acft was 6 ft AGL. The pilot reported that the engine stopped from fuel starvation. On recommendation for…Nov 2, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9092T · 1

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

Accident 19881016057069AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Castroville, CALost power. Rotors chopped tail boom on landing. Thrust washer came off unused generator shaft. Caught in gears.Oct 16, 1988 · Reported as Bell OH13HMK5A · Substantial damage