Accident: Continental Copters Inc. TOMCAT MK5A
Jul 27, 2018 · Le Sueur, MN
NTSB numberCEN18LA300Event id20180727X35400
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
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.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Continental Copters Inc. TOMCAT MK5A
- Registration
- N9005T
- Year built
- 1974
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 137: agricultural
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Fuel exhaustion
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Mankato Regional Airport (MKT)17 nm (31 km) south-west
- Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (FBL)20 nm (38 km) south-east
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