- Date
- April 19, 1972
- Place
- Worley, ID · WORLEY, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5181QKaman K-600
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1601 72/4/19 WORLEY,ID KAMAN K-600 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1830 N5181Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 34, 5200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AG LOADING AREA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) 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 USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ABORTED DUE DECAYING ROTOR RPM. LOAD WAS APRXLY 500 LBS HEAVIER THAN PLT WAS USED TO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5181Q
- Reported as
- Kaman K-600
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag Loading Area
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