Continental EL TOMCAT MK5A N9062T

Summary

On 15 June 1982 at about 15:45 local time, a Continental EL TOMCAT MK5A registered N9062T, operated by Cordoba Helicopters, Inc., was involved in an accident near Imlaystown, New Jersey, 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.

Date

15 June 1982 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Imlaystown, New Jersey, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Continental EL TOMCAT MK5A

Registration

N9062T

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Cordoba Helicopters, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Imlaystown → Imlaystown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA124

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING A SWATH RUN, A BIRD FLEW INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PILOT ROLLED THE HELICOPTER TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID FURTHER BIRD STRIKES. THE RIGHT SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED THE CROPS AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.