- Date
- May 29, 1982, 08:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lodi, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87842Kaman K600-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820529019979A
- Case key
- 71465
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Rotorcraft flight control - failure,totalCause
Rotorcraft flight control - separationCause
Rotor system - vibration
Loss of control - on ground/water
Precautionary landing - performed
Aircraft handling - uncontrolled
Roll over
Analysis
The helicopter started vibrating in flight, and when the pilot was unable to control the aircraft for a normal approach to the airport, he elected to land in a cornfield. The aircraft rolled to the right at touchdown. The right blade flap assembly had separated in flight and could not be found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87842
- Reported as
- Kaman K600-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 218
- Airframe hours
- 2,364
- Engine
- Lycoming T53-L9, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Patterson Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Thompson Chevrolet Olds Buick
- Departed
- C · Sck, CA
- Destination
- C · Bonners Ferry, ID
- Airport
- Kingdon Airport, runway 30, 3,400 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,900 total · 547 in this make and model · 4,600 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.