# NTSB OAK69F0083: Kaman K-600, N11119, Orovada, NV, August 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1968
- Place: Orovada, NV · OROVADA, NV
- Location: 41.5492° N, 117.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orovada, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5492&lon=-117.8236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69F0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2734   68/8/7    OROVADA,NEV         KAMAN K-600         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 6000
        TIME - 2030                    N11119              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4400
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED.TAIL WIND OF 15 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11119](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11119-1975-05-06), registration cancelled 1975-05-06, S/N 146307, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN K-600
- Registry model: [Kaman HUK-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-huk-1) (registry code 4800805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N11119 (2)

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 OAK72DXQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DXQ34), May 29, 1972: Kaman K-600 (N11119), Orovada, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72DXQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DXQ02), Jul 8, 1971: Kaman K-600 (N11119), Orovada, NV, 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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