MINR · CONTINENTAL COPTERS INC. TOMCAT MK5A · 2018-07-27 · Le Sueur, MN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN18LA300
Event ID
20180727X35400
Type
Accident
Date
2018-07-27
Location
Le Sueur, MN, USA
Coordinates
44.471389, -93.74472
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CONTINENTAL COPTERS INC.
Model
TOMCAT MK5A
Registration
N9005T
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, during which he did not visually check the fuel quantity in the fuel tanks and instead relied on the fuel gauges that were showing erroneous fuel quantity indications, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power during cruise flight.