Incident report
Continental Copters Tomcat Mk6b crash near Blackstone, IL, United States
unknown2010-07-15
Summary
The pilot was spraying a corn field during the aerial application flight when the accident occurred. He made a turn at the end of a swath run and was leveling out five feet above the corn when the helicopter encountered a dust devil. The helicopter descended into the corn in a level attitude, resulting in substantial damage.
Incident details
Date
2010-07-15
Location
Blackstone, IL, United States
Aircraft
Registration
N17H
Operator
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB ↗41.0845, -88.6909
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Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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