- Date
- March 24, 1966
- Place
- Latah, WA · LATAH, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6060CKaman K-240
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174083
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0053 66/3/24 NR.LATAH WASH KAMAN K-240 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1270 TIME - 1025 N6060C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1270 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- NOSE WHEELS STRUCK IN MUD.HELICOPTER NOSED DOWN URING TAKE OFF ATTEMPT.ROTOR BLADES STRUCK GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6060C
- Reported as
- Kaman K-240
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6060CRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Kaman K240Airframe modelKaman K240Engine modelLycoming 0-435A2-KSER
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