# Accident 19940826034149A: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A, Rochester, MN, August 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1994, 17:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.4395° N, 92.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4395&lon=-92.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19JM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CCOPTR TOMCATMK5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,050 total, 5,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940826034149A

## Narrative

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

LOST LIFT SETTLED INTO FIELD.

## 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 CHI94LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA300), Aug 26, 1994: Bell 47 MARK-6 (N19JM), Lake City, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF LIFT RESULTING FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION TURN. THE POWER AVAILABLE FROM THE ENGINE WAS LESS THAN THAT REQUIRED TO REGAIN THE LOST ROTOR…

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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