Continental Copters TOMCAT MARK 5A N9092T
2 November 1983 · Castroville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 November 1983 at about 16:30 local time, a Continental Copters TOMCAT MARK 5A registered N9092T was involved in an accident near Castroville, California, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Castroville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.7604, -121.7506
- Aircraft
- Continental Copters TOMCAT MARK 5A
- Registration
- N9092T
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA041
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
THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A POWER LOSS. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE LAST SWATH RUN. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED THE ACFT WAS 6 FT AGL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED FROM FUEL STARVATION. ON RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION THE PILOT STATED 'ALLOWING MORE FUEL RESERVE AND NOT RELYING ON FUEL GAUGES'.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Continental Copters TOMCAT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1985 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MARK 5A/OH13H | Freeman, South Dakota, United States | Leland Cain | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1986 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A | Indiantown, Florida, United States | Glades Ground Spraying, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1988 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK-6 | Straughn, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1989 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6C | Quitman, Mississippi, United States | Ward Helicopters, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1991 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A | Bay Springs, Mississippi, United States | Gulf Helicopter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1992 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6B | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | Charlotte County Mosquito Ctrl | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |