# NTSB investigations: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A, MS

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 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 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 ATL80FKQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKQ16.md): Tomcat Mark 5 · Tutwiler, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1980 · N9099T · 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

## 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" = 'MS' 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=MS

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