Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6B N17H
15 July 2010 · Blackstone, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 July 2010 at about 00:30 local time, a Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6B registered N17H, operated by Hendrickson Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Blackstone, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blackstone, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.0842, -88.6906
- Aircraft
- Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6B
- Registration
- N17H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hendrickson Flying Service Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blackstone → Blackstone
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA411
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The helicopter encountered a dust devil at a low altitude during the aerial application flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was spraying a corn field during the aerial application flight when the accident occurred. He made a turn at the end of a swath run and was leveling out five feet above the corn when the helicopter encountered a dust devil. The helicopter descended into the corn in a level attitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Continental Copters TOMCAT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2013 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A | Arlington, Minnesota, United States | Scotts Helicopter Services Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2014 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A | Osage, Minnesota, United States | Scott Churchill | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A | Elk Mound, Wisconsin, United States | Churchill, Scott | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2016 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6B | Sparland, Illinois, United States | Hendrickson Flying Service Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2018 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A | Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States | Scotts Helicopter Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6C | Franklin, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2010 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Toulin, Illinois, United States | Robert N. Morgan | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2010 | Cessna T182T | Moline, Illinois, United States | John D. Vander Zee | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2010 | Ashcraft DR107 | Aurora, Illinois, United States | Todd Ashcraft | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2010 | Bombardier BD-100-1A10 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Bombardier Flexjet | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2010 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | DeKalb, Illinois, United States | Eagle Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2010 | Hoac-Austria HK 36R SUPER DIMONA | Highland, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |