# NTSB investigations: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB CEN18LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA300.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Le Sueur, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2018 · N9005T · Substantial damage > The 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… - [NTSB GAA15CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA122.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Elk Mound, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 14, 2015 · N9045T · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain a positive rate of climb after taking off from the service truck, which resulted in the helicopter impacting terrain. - [NTSB CEN14CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA391.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Osage, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 25, 2014 · N161SH · Substantial damage > 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 operate the helicopter without resolving the fuel… - [NTSB CEN13LA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA537.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Arlington, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 2013 · N9005T · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while maneuvering when he removed his hand from the collective control while plugging in his radio connection to his helmet, which resulted in the collective moving to the full-down position. - [NTSB ATL99FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA132.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Heflin, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1999 · N9010T · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The pilot of N9010T's failure to maintain visual lookout while maneuvering, resulting in a midair collision with N30899. A factor was the sun glare. - [NTSB ATL99LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA107.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Camden, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1999 · N9086T · Substantial damage > The failure of the cyclic control rod due to an overstress separation resulting from a material defect (inadequate quality of material) by the manufacturer. - [NTSB CHI97LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA306.md): Bell 47 · Pipestone, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1997 · N9005T · Substantial damage > the fracture of the pitch control rod assembly. - [NTSB MIA97LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA212.md): Continental Copters MK5A · Sylacauga, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1997 · N62108 · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain main rotor rpm resulting in the helicopter descending and colliding with trees. - [NTSB CHI94T#A02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94T%23A02.md): Continental Copters MK 5 Tomcat · Minot, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Jul 5, 1994 · N9043T · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX94LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA199.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Brawley, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1994 · N9061T · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude, while maneuvering to land after completing aerial application. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the lack of visual cues for the pilot to detect the obstruction (power line). - [NTSB DEN93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA091.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Duson, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1993 · N9014T · Substantial damage > Failure of the transmission mast bearing, resulting in oil contamination and subsequent blockage of the internal oil ports and passages. Factors were: total loss of collective control and partial loss of cyclic control. - [NTSB ATL91LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA180.md): Continental Copters MK5A · Franklin, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1991 · N62108 · Substantial damage > An undetermined failure of the tail rotor control cable, which resulted in an uncontrolled collision with the ground. - [NTSB MIA91LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA220.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Bay Springs, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1991 · N9010T · Substantial damage > Total loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. - [NTSB NYC90DGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DGM03.md): Continental Copters MK5A · Cranesville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 28, 1990 · N9024T · Destroyed > The pilot's inability to maintain control of the helicopter after the loss of a portion of the cyclic control assembly; this resulted in ground impact and post-impact fire. - [NTSB LAX89DVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVM01.md): Continental Copters OH13H · Castroville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 16, 1988 · N9092T · Substantial damage > During aerial application by helicopter, engine power was lost. Plt maneuvered to avoid power lines during autorotation, resulting in hard lndg. Investigation revealed failure of accessory drive to magnetos. - [NTSB MIA88LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA250.md): Continental Copters MK-5A · Valley Park, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1988 · N9086T · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he thought he had 8 gallons of fuel prior to takeoff. The engine failed about 100 ft AGL and he attempted to stretch the glide of the helicopter by using collective pitch. The aircraft hit hard and rolled over. Only 1 quart of fuel was… - [NTSB MIA86LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA228.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Indiantown, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1986 · N9086T · Substantial damage > The aerial application helicopter crashed just after lift-off after sustaining a power failure, the plt stated that he thought the reason for the failure could have been fuel starvation since he had observed some foreign matter in the fuel when he drained the… - [NTSB DEN85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA144.md): Continental Copters Tomcat Mark 5A/OH13H · Freeman, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1985 · N9081T · Substantial damage > The plt said he had completed 4 to 5 swath runs (crop spraying mission). During a turning manuever with a left quatering tail wind, full left pedal,full pwr,the helicopter had a high sink rate until grd impact. - [NTSB LAX84LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA041.md): Continental Copters Tomcat Mark 5A · Castroville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1983 · N9092T · Substantial damage > The helicopter landed hard during a forced landing after a power loss. The accident occurred on the last swath run. When the engine stopped the acft was 6 ft AGL. The pilot reported that the engine stopped from fuel starvation. On recommendation for… - [NTSB NYC82DA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA124.md): Continental EL Tomcat MK5A · Imlaystown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 15, 1982 · N9062T · Substantial damage > During a swath run, a bird flew into the windshield and the pilot rolled the helicopter to the right to avoid further bird strikes. The right spray boom contacted the crops and pulled the aircraft into the ground resulting in substantial damage. - [NTSB ATL80FKQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKQ16.md): Tomcat Mark 5 · Tutwiler, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1980 · N9099T · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI80DEG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEG15.md): Tomcat MK5A · Sinking Sp, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 27, 1980 · N9096T · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA79DKQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ15.md): Tomcat MK-5A · Lambert, MS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 10, 1979 · N9099T · Substantial damage - [NTSB SEA79DYP20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP20.md): EL Tomcat MK5A · Moses Lake, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 15, 1979 · N9044T · Destroyed - [NTSB CHI77FEX46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX46.md): Tomcat MK5A · Monrovia, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 1, 1977 · N9010T · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI77DEV41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEV41.md): Continental 5A · Warrensburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 10, 1977 · N9081T · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA77FKG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG51.md): EL Tomcat MK5A · Colquitt, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 12, 1977 · N9014T · Destroyed - [NTSB CHI77FEX23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX23.md): Bell MK5A · Russiaville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 6, 1977 · N9010T · Destroyed - [NTSB LAX77DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA02.md): EL Tomcat MK5A · Wasco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 4, 1976 · N9001T · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI76FEC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC47.md): EL Tomcat MK-5A · Blissfield, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 16, 1976 · N9043T · Destroyed - [NTSB OAK75FVG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG79.md): Tomcat MK 5A · Gridley, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 25, 1975 · N9001T · Destroyed - [NTSB FTW75DPG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG70.md): Tomcat MK-5 · Corning, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 26, 1975 · N4924C · Substantial damage - [NTSB OAK75FJA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FJA10.md): Tomcat MK-5 · Ewa, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 9, 1975 · N9014T · Substantial damage ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2390101')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2390101 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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