# Accident 19970724019589A: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A, Sylacauga, AL, July 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sylacauga, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LLAG
- Location: 33.1698° N, 86.2600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1698&lon=-86.2600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62108, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62108-2014-11-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724019589A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR DECAY ON CLIMBOUT FROM TRUCK PAD. FLARED SETTLED INTO TREES. HOT DAY. NO ANOMALIS. PILOT ERROR PERFORMANCE. (-23) ON JULY 24, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 CENTRAL DAY SAVINGS TIME, A CONTINENTAL COPTER, MODEL MK5A, N62108, OPERATING UNDER FAR PART 137 RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN PERFORMING A TAKEOFF FROM A PLATFORM. PILOT STATED THAT DURING THIS TAKEOFF THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AT FULL POWER WHILE THE MAIN ROTOR RPM DROPPED OFF. HELICOPTER STRUCK TWO TREES AND CAME TO REST UP SIDE DOWN. A REPORT OF TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE DISASSEMBLE WILL FOLLOW.

## 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 MIA97LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA212), Jul 24, 1997: Continental Copters MK5A (N62108), Sylacauga, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain main rotor rpm resulting in the helicopter descending and colliding with trees.

## Other reports on N62108 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910926043169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910926043169A), Sep 26, 1991: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A (N62108), Franklin, GA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor control cable broke while hovering over pad to land. Veered to open area. Main rotors hit ground.

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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