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Aviation accident FTW97LA001
SERS · CONTINENTAL COPTERS EL TOMCAT MK-5A · 1996-10-01 · LAFAYETTE, LA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
FTW97LA001- Event ID
20001208X06869- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1996-10-01
- Location
- LAFAYETTE, LA, USA
Injuries
- Highest injury
- SERS
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- CONTINENTAL COPTERS
- Model
- EL TOMCAT MK-5A
- Registration
- N7MH
- FAR Part
- 137
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to ensure a proper preflight and the groundcrew's failure to remove the tiedown. Factors were pilot and groundcrew fatigue.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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