# NTSB DEN67A0070: Kaman H43-A, N2856J, Lander, WY, May 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1967
- Place: Lander, WY · LANDER, WY
- Location: 42.8309° N, 108.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lander, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8309&lon=-108.7306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1034  67/5/17    LANDER,WYO          KAMAN H43-A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0850                    N2856J              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 40, 6698 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   10                       TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
                        MOUNTAINOUS
        REMARKS- PRIMER SOLENOID LEAKED ALLOWED AIR TO RETURN TO FUEL SYSTEM,AIR LOCKED ENGINE-DRIVEN PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2856J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2856J), registered now, S/N 58-1840, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN H43-A
- Registry model: [Kaman H-43A](https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-h-43a) (registry code 4800702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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