# Accident 20031120030629A: Kaman K600, Coolin, ID, November 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Coolin, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: J14L
- Location: 48.6533° N, 116.8150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6533&lon=-116.8150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N286M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N286M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman K-600 (registry code 4800802, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-k-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN K600
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031120030629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER WAS LIFTING LOGS FROM A HILLSIDE WHEN THE RIGHT ROTOR SHAFT (MAST) FAILED JUST BELOW THE ROTOR HEAD. BOTH MAIN ROTORS DISINTEGRATED DURING THE SEPARATION SEQUENCE AND THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL INTO A NOSE DOWN INVERTED CRASH FROM ABOUT 200 FEET AGL.

## 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 SEA04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA019), Nov 20, 2003: Kaman K-600 (N286M), Nordman, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total failure of the helicopter's right main rotor shaft while in an ascending hover due to the propagation of a fatigue crack that initiated in a corrosion pit on the surface of a slot in the…

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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