- Date
- September 19, 1981
- Place
- Ramah, LA · RAMAH, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9098TTom Cat 47-MK6
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810919071469A
- Case key
- 123235
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2514 81/9/19 RAMAH,LA TOM CAT 47-MK6 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N9098T PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 35, 5600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 255 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAMAH,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- COLLECTIVE WAS BINDING WITH RPM DROOP IN AUTOROTATION. PLT TRIED PRACTICE AUTO, ENG QUIT ON ENTRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9098T
- Reported as
- Tom Cat 47-MK6
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag Strip
N9098TRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 1991 · Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6CAirframe modelContinental Copters TOMCAT MK6C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9098T · 1
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