# NTSB Accident LAX94LA199
> **Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A** · 1994-04-22 · BRAWLEY, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA199
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01139
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-04-22
- **Location:** BRAWLEY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.020355, -115.450401
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Continental Copters
- **Model:** TOMCAT MK5A
- **Registration:** N9061T
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND AFTER COMPLETING AERIAL APPLICATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE LACK OF VISUAL CUES FOR THE PILOT TO DETECT THE OBSTRUCTION (POWER LINE).

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