- Date
- July 8, 1971
- Place
- Orovada, NV · OROVADA, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N11119Kaman K-600
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162478
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2550 71/7/8 OROVADA,NEV KAMAN K-600 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 6500 TIME - 2200 N11119 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OROVADA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OROVADA,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT REMARKS- PLT LNDD ON DUSTY SPOT INSTEAD OF CEMENT PAD.M/R BLDS HIT GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11119
- Reported as
- Kaman K-600
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orovada
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