# Accident 19910918041749A: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A, Bay Springs, MS, September 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1991, 11:45 local time
- Place: Bay Springs, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EUHA
- Location: 31.9806° N, 89.2800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9806&lon=-89.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9010T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9010T-2000-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CCOPTR TOMCATMK5A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,658 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910918041749A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. HIT TREES ON AUTOROTATION CAUSING HARD LANDING. ROTORS HIT TAILBOOM. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA91LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA220), Sep 18, 1991: Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A (N9010T), Bay Springs, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N9010T (4)

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

- [Accident 19990916029681A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990916029681A), Sep 16, 1999: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A (N9010T), Heflin, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On September 16, 1999, about 0730 central daylight time, a Continental copters, inc., tomcat MK5A, N9010T, and a Texas helicopters corp., OH-13E/M74,…
- [Incident 19830731047659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731047659I), Jul 31, 1983: Bell OH13HMK5A (N9010T), Parkersburg, IA, Minor damage. Struck a wire while pollinating corn. Landed to check damage.
- [Accident 19770901025749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770901025749A), Sep 1, 1977: Ccoptr OH13HMK5B (N9010T), Monrovia, IN, Substantial damage. Hit powerline.
- [Accident 19770506023029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770506023029A), May 6, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N9010T), Russiaville, IN, Substantial damage. Spraying corn. Pilot able to stop acft turning before touchdown.

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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