# Accident 20060317008649A: Kaman K1200, Dayville, OR, March 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2006, 09:35 local time
- Place: Dayville, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GZ9L
- Location: 44.5683° N, 119.4653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5683&lon=-119.4653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N263KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N263KA-2006-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman Aerospace K-1200 (registry code 13027LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-aerospace-k-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell T5317 series (registry code 33907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-t5317-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN K1200
- Reported engine: LYC T5317A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,018 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060317008649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LOGGING OPERATIONS THE PILOT DROPPED THE LOAD AND NOTIFIED GROUND CREW THAT HE NEEDED TO GO TO SERVICE AND WOULD BE RIGHT BACK. WITNESSES STATED AS THE HELICOPTER FLEW AWAY IT SOUNDED LIKE IT LOST POWER. THE PILOT RADIOED THAT HE WAS IN TROUBLE AND SAID TO SAY GOOD-BYE. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED POSITION COMING TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED IN A SMALL AREA. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. 80 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS VERIFIED REMAINING. TEAR DOWN REVEALED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE REDUCTION GEAR BOX.

## 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 SEA06FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA067), Mar 17, 2006: Kaman K-1200 (N263KA), Dayville, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper overhaul of the reduction gear box assembly and improper installation of the N1 seal and nut assembly lockcup by maintenance personnel, which resulted in failure of the reduction gear…

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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