# NTSB FTW70FPG28: Kaman H-43A, N2843J, Mountain View, AR, May 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1970
- Place: Mountain View, AR · MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR
- Location: 35.8616° N, 92.1097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain View, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8616&lon=-92.1097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FPG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0657  70/5/15    MOUNTAIN VIEW,ARK   KAMAN H-43A         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2250
        TIME - 0740                    N2843J              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNTAIN VIEW,ARK           MOUNTAIN VIEW,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  250                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              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                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS
```

## 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 H-43A
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 DIA68D0190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0190), Apr 4, 1968: Kaman H43-A (N2843J), Stumpy Point, NC, 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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