- Date
- July 21, 1970
- Place
- Riverside, WA · RIVERSIDE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5185QKaman K-600
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4231 70/7/21 RIVERSIDE,WASH KAMAN K-600 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1110 N5185Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY AGE 31, 3920 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 190 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIVERSIDE,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- DIPPING WATER FROM RIVER USING BUCKET ON 50 FT CABLE.WIRES ACROSS RVR,POLES IN TREES.LND RVR EDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5185Q
- Reported as
- Kaman K-600
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage