# Accident 19940719024449A: Kaman HH43BF, John Day, OR, July 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: John Day, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: IQHL
- Location: 44.4194° N, 118.9405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4194&lon=-118.9405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324WN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324WN-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman HH-43 B/F (registry code 4800705, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43-b-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN HH43BF
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719024449A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DURING LONG LINE LOG OPS. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. NR2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR WHEEL FAILED AND DEPARTED ENGINE

## 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 SEA94LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA179), Jul 19, 1994: Kaman HH43F (N324WN), John Day, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF A TURBINE COMPRESSOR WHEEL. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN AUTOROTATION/FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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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