# Accident 19911014046499A: Kaman HH43BFCHOPER, Mt Vernon, AL, October 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1991, 09:02 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: SQRL
- Location: 31.0901° N, 88.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0901&lon=-88.0101&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
- Reported engine: LYC T53L13B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,250 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911014046499A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED UNCOMMANDED POWER REDUCTION TO FLIGHT IDLE. FORCED LANDED IN LAKE. NO CAUSE FOR REPORTED PROBLEM FOUND.

## 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 ATL92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA007), Oct 14, 1991: Kaman HH-43B/F (N55714), Mt. Vernon, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING SITE.

## 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 19880705025639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880705025639A), Jul 5, 1988: Kaman HH43BFCHOPER (N55714), Joseph, OR, Destroyed. Main rotors struck a tree while long line was being hooked to a log. Helicopter fell to the ground.

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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