# NTSB Accident NYC90DGM03
> **Continental Copters MK5A** · 1990-09-28 · CRANESVILLE, PA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90DGM03
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24340
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-09-28
- **Location:** CRANESVILLE, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.89915, -80.339988
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Continental Copters
- **Model:** MK5A
- **Registration:** N9024T
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AFTER THE LOSS OF A PORTION OF THE CYCLIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY; THIS RESULTED IN GROUND IMPACT AND POST-IMPACT FIRE.

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