# Accident 20100616035869A: Kaman Aeros K-1200, Donnelly, ID, June 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2010, 14:40 local time
- Place: Donnelly, ID
- Airport: Donnelly
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: OWVL
- Location: 44.7622° N, 116.1850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7622&lon=-116.1850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134WC-2011-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaman Aerospace K-1200 (registry code 13027LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-aerospace-k-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN AEROS K-1200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING T-53
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100616035869A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS MANUEVERING AFTER LIFTING A LOAD DURING HELICOPTER LOGGING OPERATIONS. DURING THE MANUEVER THE ROTOR BLADES CAME APART AND THE LF PYLON CAME OFF OF THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AFTER IMPACT THE HELICOPTER LANDED ON THE ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR10FA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA295), Jun 16, 2010: Kaman Aerospace K-1200 (N134WC), Donnelly, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The collision of two counter-rotating main rotor blades for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of control.

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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