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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A · Lesueur, MN · July 26, 2018

Date: July 26, 2018 · 19:00 local
Place: Lesueur, MN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: CUHG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9005T
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA300
Reported as: Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A
Reported engine: Lycoming VO-435 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 327 total6 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N9005TRegistered now · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5AS/N CCI-74-1 · Built 1974 Airframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK5A Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot departed at dusk. Poor preflight planning. Ran out of fuel. Autorotation was not existent.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED AT DUSK. POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING. RAN OUT OF FUEL. AUTOROTATION WAS NOT EXISTENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN18LA300Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLe Sueur, MNThe pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, during which he did not visually check the fuel quantity in the fuel tanks and instead relied on the fuel gauges that were showing erroneous fuel quantity indications, which resulted in fuel…Jul 27, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9005T · 2

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

Accident 20130906017709ACruise/Level Flight · Arlington, MNAccording to the pilot's statement, while transitioning between fields in level cruise at between 300' and 400' AGL, the pilot transferred his left hand to the collective control so that he could plug his helmet in with his right hand. Right after he plugged…Sep 6, 2013 · Substantial damage Accident 19970930029419ALow Level Operations · Pipestone Count, MNCollided with ground during ag operations. (.4) the pilot stated that while he was ferrying the helicopter to the next field he, `heard a loud bang from behind.' He said that the cyclic control, `jerked,' the helicopter began to vibrate, and the rotor RPM…Sep 30, 1997 · Substantial damage