- Date
- August 10, 1988, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Valley Park, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9086TContinental Copters MK-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880810033689A
- Case key
- 32228
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
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 found in the fuel system after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9086T
- Reported as
- Continental Copters MK-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- CCI781
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1F, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Farm Flyers, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Farm Flyers Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1988 · 56 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX, 26 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9086T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.