# Accident 20170312002059A: Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200, Julian, CA, March 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2017, 17:15 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: LOQL
- Location: 33.0786° N, 116.6019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0786&lon=-116.6019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N675TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N675TH) (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 AEROSPACE CORP K-1200
- Reported engine: ALLIEDSIGN T5317A-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170312002059A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN THE PILOT- IN- COMMAND SLID OPEN THE ENGINE COWLING TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TO COOL DOWN FOR A QUICKER TURN TIME.PILOT-IN-COMMAND THEN STOWED THE EXTERNAL LOAD LINE AND COMPLETED HIS DAILY PAPERWORK.WITH OUT COMPLETING A PRE-START WALK-AROUND INSPECTION THE PILOT CLIMBED INTO THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER LIFT OFF HE FELT A THUMP THROUGHOUT THE AIRFRAME.HE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE LANDING SPOT AND AFTER INITIAL ASSESSMENT IT WAS CLEAR THE COWLING HAD BLOWN OFF COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT SET OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 GAA17CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA146), Mar 13, 2017: Kaman Aerospace K 1200 (N675TH), Julian, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to conduct a thru-flight walkaround inspection, which resulted in the engine cowling remaining open and subsequently separating from the helicopter and striking the main rotor…

## Other reports on N675TH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110804018829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110804018829I), Aug 4, 2011: Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 (N675TH), Plaster City, CA, No damage. N675TH was conducting FAR 133 flight operations from Plaster City fly yard on 8-4-11. The first flight of the day consisted of an external load lift of an air…

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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