# Accident 19880601060419A: Tomcat OH13HMK6B, Callahan, FL, June 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1988, 19:00 local time
- Place: Callahan, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.5602° N, 81.8309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5602&lon=-81.8309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9080T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9080T-2014-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6B (registry code 2390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOMCAT OH13HMK6B
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601060419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. LANDED HARD. TO0 LOW TO AUTOROTATE. ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR FAILED. DOWEL PINS NOT INSTALLED

## 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 MIA88LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA186), Jun 1, 1988: Continental Copters MK6B (N9080T), Callahan, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9080T (3)

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

- [Accident 20030709020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030709020039A), Jul 9, 2003: Ccoptr TOMCATMK6B (N9080T), Fort Yates, ND, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he had just lifted off from the support truck with a load of chemical and fuel and took off into the wind. He made a wide swing to the…
- [Incident 19950705026169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950705026169I), Jul 5, 1995: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A (N9080T), Morven, GA, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel during spray runs. Hard landing between blowed rows. Main rotors struck tail section.
- [Accident 19821015055799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821015055799A), Oct 15, 1982: Tomcat OH13HMK6B (N9080T), Cope, SC, Destroyed. Ground crew failed to unfasten a skid tiedown. Pilot lost control on lift off from a trailer as the chain failed

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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