# NTSB UNK64X1436: Cont Copter M2, N6355X, Shafter, CA, April 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1964
- Place: Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1436
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1436

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0124  64/4/24    SHAFTER CALIF       CONT COPTER M2      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2260
        TIME - 1500                    N6355X              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - TEST
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  425
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO ASSURE HOPPER GATE CLOSED PRIOR TO LANDING
```

## 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 M2
- 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
- Airport: Kern County

## 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 UNK64X0301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0301), Jan 20, 1964: Cont Copter T CAT (N6355X), Mcfarland, 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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