# Accident 19940421008699A: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A, Brawley, CA, April 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1994, 20:01 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RDHG
- Location: 33.0204° N, 115.4504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0204&lon=-115.4504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9061T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9061T) (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 O43523
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940421008699A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AFTER COMPLETING NIGHT SPRAY RUN. SEAT BELT FAILED. PILOT ASPHIXIATION DUE SHOULDER BELT AROUND NECK.

## 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 LAX94LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA199), Apr 22, 1994: Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A (N9061T), Brawley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND AFTER COMPLETING AERIAL APPLICATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE LACK OF VISUAL CUES FOR THE…

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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