# NTSB UNK64X0301: Cont Copter T CAT, N6355X, Mcfarland, CA, January 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1964
- Place: Mcfarland, CA · MCFARLAND, CA
- Location: 35.6675° N, 119.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McFarland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6675&lon=-119.2322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0301
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0301

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0022  64/1/20    MCFARLAND CALIF     CONT COPTER T CAT   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2200
        TIME - 1500                    N6355X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- DURING ATTEMPT TO LAND ON TRAILER SKID CAUGHT ON PROTRUDING BOLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6355X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6355X-2011-03-17), registration cancelled 2011-03-17, S/N 9 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONT COPTER T CAT
- Registry model: [Bell-Continental Copters 47G-ELTOMCAT MKII](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-continental-copters-47g-eltomcat-mkii) (registry code 1181062) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6355X (4)

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 OAK67A0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0051), Dec 7, 1966: Continental MII (N6355X), Madera, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0018), Aug 6, 1966: Bell Tomcat (N6355X), Madera, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3263), Aug 7, 1964: Bell Tomcat (N6355X), Delano, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1436), Apr 24, 1964: Cont Copter M2 (N6355X), Shafter, CA, substantial damage

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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