# Accident 19820222004969A: Kaman HH43FCHOPER, Sutherlin, OR, February 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1982, 10:15 local time
- Place: Sutherlin, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.4091° N, 123.1091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4091&lon=-123.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4524, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4524-1983-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman HH-43 B/F (registry code 4800705, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43-b-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN HH43FCHOPER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,378 total, 2,564 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FYK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYK08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820222004969A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR BLADE FAILED DURING EXTERNAL LOAD LOGGING OPERATION.CRASH OCCURRED AS HELICOPTER WAS HOVERING AFTER DROP.

## 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 SEA82FYK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYK08), Feb 22, 1982: Kaman HH-43F (N4524), Sutherlin, OR, destroyed

## Other reports on N4524 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790824027569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824027569A), Aug 24, 1979: Kaman HH43FCHOPER (N4524), Hamilton, MT, Destroyed. Engine failed. The shaft, turbine, p/n 1-100-620-01 had fractured.

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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