# NTSB investigations: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A, CA

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 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 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 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 LAX77DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA02.md): EL Tomcat MK5A · Wasco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 4, 1976 · N9001T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75FVG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG79.md): Tomcat MK 5A · Gridley, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 25, 1975 · N9001T · Destroyed

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND 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&state=CA

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