# Accident 20200824014239A: Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200, Pine Grove, OR, August 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2020, 18:13 local time
- Place: Pine Grove, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: JOLA
- Location: 45.1703° N, 121.5487° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1703&lon=-121.5487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200824014239A

## Narrative

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

DURING A FIRE-FIGHTING BUCKET OPERATION FOR THE ?WHITE RIVER? WILDFIRE, THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN APPROXIMATELY 14 NM SE OF MT. HOOD INTO THE WHITE RIVER.  RECORDS INDICATE THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING BUCKET OPERATIONS FROM THE SAME DIP SITE OVER THE PREVIOUS DAYS.  UPON THE FINAL SORTIE OF THE DAY, THE PILOT FAILED TO RESPOND TO AIR ATTACK RADIO CALLS, PROMPTING SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS BY THE UNITED STATED FOREST SERVICE AND THE OREGON NATIONAL GUARD.  THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT WERE LOCATED IN THE SHALLOW WATERS OF THE DIP SITE; THE AIRCRAFT APPEARING TO SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR20LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA283), Aug 25, 2020: Kaman K 1200 (N314), Pine Grove, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight breakup resulting from contact of the left rotor system with the right rotor system after an in-flight failure of a servo flap from a left rotor blade.

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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