Continental Copters MARK 5 N9078T
25 August 1993 · San Juan Bautis, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1993 at about 16:20 local time, a Continental Copters MARK 5 registered N9078T, operated by AG Rotors, Inc., was involved in an accident near San Juan Bautis, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan Bautis, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.8294, -121.5090
- Aircraft
- Continental Copters MARK 5
- Registration
- N9078T
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- AG Rotors, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hollister → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX93LA336
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear the crops. The pilot's diverted attention during the aerial application flight is a factor in this accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE SPRAYING A CORN FIELD THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE CROPS. THE RIGHT SPRAY BOOM STRUCK THE 10-FT HIGH CORN CROPS AND THE HELICOPTER CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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