# Accident 19950109001209A: Kaman HH43F, Glendale, AZ, January 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1995, 17:40 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FXWG
- Location: 33.5109° N, 112.3595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5109&lon=-112.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321WN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321WN-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman HH-43F (registry code 4800708, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-hh-43f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41587, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN HH43F
- Reported engine: LYC T5311A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,100 total, 952 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950109001209A

## Narrative

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

ROTORS STRUCK DEAD TREE BRANCHES ON LAST LOW PASS TO SPRAY FIELD EDGES. DAMAGED ROTOR BLADE. VIBRATION DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX95LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA075), Jan 10, 1995: Kaman HH43 (N321WN), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout to avoid a collision with a tree during an aerial application swath run.

## Other reports on N321WN (1)

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

- [Incident 19960907033529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907033529I), Sep 7, 1996: Kaman HH43F (N321WN), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: on September 7, 1996, N321WN struck some power lines during agricultural application operations. The pilot stated that "as he was executing a…

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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