Cont Copter M2 N6590D
17 June 1964 · Gaithersburg Md, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1964 at about 10:00 local time, a Cont Copter M2 registered N6590D was involved in an accident during in flight near Gaithersburg Md, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gaithersburg Md, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cont Copter M2
- Registration
- N6590D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0244
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MATERIAL FAILURE OF NO 6 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cont Copter M2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1964 | Cont Copter M2 | Shafter Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |