# Accident 19831102056179A: Tomcat OH13HMK6B, Castroville, CA, November 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Castroville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7604° N, 121.7506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7604&lon=-121.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9092T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9092T-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOMCAT OH13HMK6B
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,225 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831102056179A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX84LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA041), Nov 2, 1983: Continental Copters Tomcat Mark 5A (N9092T), Castroville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9092T (1)

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

- [Accident 19881016057069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016057069A), Oct 16, 1988: Bell OH13HMK5A (N9092T), Castroville, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power. Rotors chopped tail boom on landing. Thrust washer came off unused generator shaft. Caught in gears.

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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