# NTSB FTW81DRD48: Tom Cat 47-MK6, N9098T, Ramah, LA, September 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1981
- Place: Ramah, LA · RAMAH, LA
- Location: 30.4024° N, 91.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ramah, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4024&lon=-91.5073&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9098T-1991-03-14), registration cancelled 1991-03-14, S/N CCI791 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TOM CAT 47-MK6
- Registry model: [Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6C](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk6c) (registry code 2390204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810919071469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919071469A), Sep 19, 1981: Bell OH13HMK6C, Ramah, LA, Substantial damage. Testing autorotation and collective. Engine quit. RPM low on flare. Impact caused main rotor to chop off tailboom.

## Other investigations on N9098T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW82FRJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ10), May 5, 1982: Continental Tomcat MK6C (N9098T), Cottonport, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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