# Accident 20040512021969A: Kaman K1200, Glendale, OR, May 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2004, 08:45 local time
- Place: Glendale, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: H9UG
- Location: 42.7892° N, 123.7036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7892&lon=-123.7036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162KA-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman Aerospace K-1200 (registry code 13027LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-aerospace-k-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign T5317A-1 (registry code 02501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-t5317a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN K1200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,764 total, 314 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040512021969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LOGGING TREES, HIT A TREE WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE.

## 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 SEA04LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA082), May 12, 2004: Kaman K-1200 (N162KA), West Fork, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance with trees during logging operations. Contributing factors were the trees, mountainous (steeply sloped) terrain, and the pilot's decision to conduct…

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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