# Accident 20140725012019A: Continental Copters Inc. TOMCAT MK5A, Osage, MN, July 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2014, 10:45 local time
- Place: Osage, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 46.9872° N, 95.3364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9872&lon=-95.3364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161SH) (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: CONTINENTAL COPTERS INC. TOMCAT MK5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140725012019A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. HE PULLED UP SLIGHTLY AND THE ENGINE SMOOTHED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND STARTED SPUTTERING AGAIN.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND LANDED HARD IN THE FIELD HE WAS TREATING.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING.

## 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 CEN14CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA391), Jul 25, 2014: Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A (N161SH), Osage, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel, which resulted in the pilot's forced landing and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to…

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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