# Accident 19740524013959A: Kaman HUK1, Mer Rouge, LA, May 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1974
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 32.7769° N, 91.7944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mer Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7769&lon=-91.7944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61757, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61757-1974-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman K-600 (registry code 4800802, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-k-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN HUK1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,422 total, 181 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740524013959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LND DUE POOR ACCELERATION. NOSE GR SANK INTO SOFT DIRT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW74DRJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ35), May 24, 1974: Kaman Acft K-600 (N61757), Mer Rouge, LA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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