# NTSB Accident GAA15CA122
> **CONTINENTAL COPTERS INC. TOMCAT MK5A** · 2015-06-14 · Elk Mound, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA15CA122
- **Event ID:** 20150615X91500
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-06-14
- **Location:** Elk Mound, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.77639, -91.741943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CONTINENTAL COPTERS INC.
- **Model:** TOMCAT MK5A
- **Registration:** N9045T
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a positive rate of climb after taking off from the service truck, which resulted in the helicopter impacting terrain.

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