# Incident 19950910037919I: Kaman K1200, Atlantic Ocean, September 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Atlantic Ocean
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: VKZL
- Aircraft: N163KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163KA-2003-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman Aerospace K-1200 (registry code 13027LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-aerospace-k-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN K1200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 65 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910037919I

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON USNS IN OCEAN. DECK MOVING ON SWELLS. ROTORS STRUCK PALLETS DURING HOVER LANDING.

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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