# NTSB SEA71FWG06: Kaman K-600, N5185Q, Riverside, WA, July 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1970
- Place: Riverside, WA · RIVERSIDE, WA
- Location: 48.5130° N, 119.5157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5130&lon=-119.5157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FWG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FWG06

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN K-600
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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