- Date
- April 16, 1969
- Place
- Castle Rock, WA · CASTLE ROCK, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2849JKaman H-43A
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189144
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1076 69/4/16 CASTLE ROCK,WASH KAMAN H-43A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3900 TIME - 1158 N2849J PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 350 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SLING LOADED TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1800 REMARKS- ACFT ALLOWED TO SETTLE INTO TOPS OF TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2849J
- Reported as
- Kaman H-43A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2849JRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Kaman H-43AAirframe modelKaman H-43AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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