Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A
FAA incident reports · 39
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Accident 20180726014749AContinental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Lesueur, MNPilot departed at dusk. Poor preflight planning. Ran out of fuel. Autorotation was not existent.Accident 20150614007529AContinental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Downsville, WIPilot was conducting aerial applications. After loading chemical the aircraft departed the platform on top of the service truck. Pilot stated that he nosed the aircraft down to gain effective transitional lift (etl). The pilot then pitched the aircraft nose…Accident 20140725012019AContinental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Osage, MNAccording 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…Accident 20130906017709AContinental Copters Tomcat MK5A · 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…Accident 19990916029681ACcoptr TOMCATMK5A · Heflin, AL(.19) On September 16, 1999, about 0730 central daylight time, a Continental copters, inc., tomcat MK5A, N9010T, and a Texas helicopters corp., OH-13E/M74, N38099, collided in flight, over a field in Heflin, Alabama. Both helicopters were registered to gulf…Accident 19990714009359ACcoptr TOMCATMK5A · Camden, ALAcft was involved in aerial application when the flight controls failed, the pilot lost control of the acft, and the acft crashed. (.4)the pilot had completed a second pass over the field he was spraying when he lost cyclic control of the helicopter. He…Accident 19970930029419ACcoptr TOMCATMK5A · 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…Accident 19970724019589ACcoptr TOMCATMK5A · Sylacauga, ALRotor 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…Accident 19940421008699ACcoptr TOMCATMK5A · Brawley, CAStruck wires after completing night spray run. Seat belt failed. Pilot asphixiation due shoulder belt around neck.Accident 19930825035069ABell OH13HMK5A · San Juan Bautis, CASpray boom contacted corn crop on spray run. Dragged helicopter down.Accident 19930730027229ACcoptr TOMCATMK5A · Duson, LALoud bumping sound on spray run. Lost collective. Hard landing chopped tail. Mast bearing had failed.Incident 19920911050369IBell OH13HMK5A · San Martin, CAPilot struck an electrical wire while making an aerial application. Wire strike protection system cut wire.Accident 19910926043169ACcoptr TOMCATMK5A · Franklin, GATail rotor control cable broke while hovering over pad to land. Veered to open area. Main rotors hit ground.Accident 19910918041749ACcoptr TOMCATMK5A · Bay Springs, MSReported power loss. Hit trees on autorotation causing hard landing. Rotors hit tailboom. Cause power loss unknown.Incident 19910825061949IBell OH13HMK5A · Hebron, ILAfter takeoff climbed out of effective lift and settled with power. Touched down striking tail rotor.Accident 19900823035379ACcoptr TOMCATMK5A · Cranesville, PACrashed out of control on pullup from a swath run. Found bolt missing from cyclic control rod at swash plate.Accident 19881016057069ABell OH13HMK5A · Castroville, CALost power. Rotors chopped tail boom on landing. Thrust washer came off unused generator shaft. Caught in gears.Accident 19880810033689ABell OH13HMK5A · Valley Park, MSOut of fuel shortly after takeoff. Ran out of rotor speed clearing wires. Causing a hard landing and damage.Incident 19880524029059IBell OH13HMK5A · Delaware, OHEmergency landing in a field by pilot when he became dizzy and ill. Owner flew undamaged helicopter out of a field.Accident 19860805037749ABell OH13HMK5A · Indiantown, FLEngine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot was operating helicopter to spray crops without 137 certificate.Accident 19850529020529ABell OH13HMK5A · Freeman, SDSettled with full power during sharp turnaround. Helicopter was straightened out but hit hard and flipped onto back.Accident 19831102056179ATomcat OH13HMK6B · Castroville, CARan out of fuel during a spray run. Made a hard autorotation landing. Main rotors chopped off the tail boom.Incident 19830731047659IBell OH13HMK5A · Parkersburg, IAStruck a wire while pollinating corn. Landed to check damage.Accident 19820615022609ABell OH13HMK5A · Imlaystown, NJRolled to the right to avoid a second bird strike. Spray boom contacted plants,pulled the helicopter to the ground.Accident 19800713024659ABell OH13H · Tutwiler, MSStruck wires on edge of field after a trim spray run.Accident 19800527014599ACcoptr OH13HMK5A · Sinking Springs, OHHelicopter skid caught telephone wire. Wire caught in main rotor on emergency landing.Accident 19790710014739ABell OH13H · Lambert, MSUnable to climb out due to air temperature & heavy load of chemical on board.Accident 19790515013929ABell OH13H · Moses Lake, WAHelicopter rotor blades struck power pole during spray run. Crashed and was destroyed.Accident 19790302003949ACcoptr OH13HCCOPTER · Shafter, CAHelicopter was seen to descend vertically, crashed, and burned. Engine overspeed was heard prior to impact.Accident 19770901025749ACcoptr OH13HMK5B · Monrovia, INHit powerline.Accident 19770810023549ABell 47G2 · Warrensburg, ILAccident 19770712018849ABell 47G2 · Colquitt, GADnwind apch to fld,heavy,settled with pwr.Accident 19770506023029ABell 47G2 · Russiaville, INSpraying corn. Pilot able to stop acft turning before touchdown.Accident 19761004031699ABell 47G2 · Wasco, CAFlared because of vibration, t/r hit cotton plants & turned over.Accident 19760616016849ABell 47G2 · Blissfield, MISwash-plate swivel link strap separated fm scissor lever.Accident 19750625019229ABell 47G2 · Gridley, CAHit wires.Accident 19750526013239ABell 47G · Corning, ARAccident 19750509009539ACcoptr OH13HMK5B · Ewa, HIStruck parked sugar planter. Weed ctl.Accident 19750203001539ABell 47G2 · Honolulu, HISpraying weeds.
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