# Accident 20190708016289A: Continental Copters Inc. TOMCAT MK6C, Franklin, KY, July 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2019, 09:30 local time
- Place: Franklin, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6811° N, 86.6311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6811&lon=-86.6311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41830, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41830-2020-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6C (registry code 2390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk6c) (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 MK6C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,165 total, 50 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19TA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190708016289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD TAIL DOWN, TAIL ROTOR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  AIRCRAFT TURNED 90 DEGREES LEFT AND HAD SEVERE HARD 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 ERA19TA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA213), Jul 8, 2019: Continental Copters Tomcat MK6C (N41830), Franklin, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain main rotor rpm after takeoff, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N41830 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860510016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510016739A), May 10, 1986: Bell OH13HMK5A (N41830), Indiana, PA, Substantial damage. During a spraying run, tried to duck under, but struck the powerlines. Impacted the ground when control was lost.

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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