# Accident 19930730027229A: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A, Duson, LA, July 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Duson, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PCXG
- Location: 30.2292° N, 92.1901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2292&lon=-92.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9014T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9014T-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CCOPTR TOMCATMK5A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,150 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930730027229A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BUMPING SOUND ON SPRAY RUN. LOST COLLECTIVE. HARD LANDING CHOPPED TAIL. MAST BEARING HAD FAILED.

## 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 DEN93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA091), Jul 30, 1993: Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A (N9014T), Duson, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION MAST BEARING, RESULTING IN OIL CONTAMINATION AND SUBSEQUENT BLOCKAGE OF THE INTERNAL OIL PORTS AND PASSAGES. FACTORS WERE: TOTAL LOSS OF COLLECTIVE CONTROL AND PARTIAL…

## Other reports on N9014T (3)

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

- [Accident 19770712018849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712018849A), Jul 12, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N9014T), Colquitt, GA, Destroyed. Dnwind apch to fld,heavy,settled with pwr.
- [Accident 19750509009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750509009539A), May 9, 1975: Ccoptr OH13HMK5B (N9014T), Ewa, HI, Substantial damage. Struck parked sugar planter. Weed ctl.
- [Accident 19750203001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750203001539A), Feb 3, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N9014T), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. Spraying weeds.

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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