# Accident 19880705025639A: Kaman HH43BFCHOPER, Joseph, OR, July 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Joseph, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: SXHL
- Location: 45.2998° N, 117.0897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2998&lon=-117.0897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55714, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55714-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Timber Choppers KAMAN HH-43B/F (registry code 8940101, https://openairdocs.org/model/timber-choppers-kaman-hh-43b-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN HH43BFCHOPER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,688 total, 1,912 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880705025639A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK A TREE WHILE LONG LINE WAS BEING HOOKED TO A LOG. HELICOPTER FELL TO THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA88LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA123), Jul 5, 1988: Kaman HH43 (N55714), Joseph, OR, destroyed

## Other reports on N55714 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010925027129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010925027129A), Sep 25, 2001: N55714, Bonnersferry, ID, No damage. (-23) The pilot was conducting a part 133 heli-logging operation using a 175' foot long to lift logs. As stated by the witnesses on the ground, the load was…
- [Accident 19911014046499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911014046499A), Oct 14, 1991: Kaman HH43BFCHOPER (N55714), Mt Vernon, AL, Substantial damage. Reported uncommanded power reduction to flight idle. Forced landed in lake. No cause for reported problem found.

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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