# NTSB DIA68D0190: Kaman H43-A, N2843J, Stumpy Point, NC, April 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1968
- Place: Stumpy Point, NC · STUMPY POINT, NC
- Location: 35.6985° N, 75.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stumpy Point, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6985&lon=-75.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0649   68/4/4    STUMPY POINT,NC     KAMAN H43-A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 4950
        TIME - 1354                    N2843J              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
          PILOT-DELAYED ATTEMPT TO LIFTOFF TO REGAIN CONTROL
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO A CANAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2843J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2843J-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 58-1823, 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

## Other investigations on N2843J (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 FTW70FPG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPG28), May 15, 1970: Kaman H-43A (N2843J), Mountain View, AR, destroyed

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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