# NTSB SEA70D0125: Kaman Acft K-600, N2855J, Wolf Creek, OR, September 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1969
- Place: Wolf Creek, OR · WOLF CREEK, OR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0125

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4193   69/9/5    WOLF CREEK,OREG     KAMAN ACFT K-600    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N2855J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 39, 3225 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOLF CREEK,OREG             WOLF CREEK,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED HOPPER SLING TO TANGLE WITH SKID,CAUSED LATERAL IMBALANCE.M/R BLADES HIT GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2855J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2855J-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 581839, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN ACFT K-600
- Registry model: [Kaman H-43A](https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-h-43a) (registry code 4800702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2855J (1)

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 SEA74FYE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYE07), Jul 16, 1973: Kaman H-43A (N2855J), Sultan, WA, destroyed

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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