- Date
- August 7, 1971
- Place
- Central Pt, OR · CENTRAL PT, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9847Kaman HUK-1
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162886
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2947 71/8/7 CENTRAL PT,OREG KAMAN HUK-1 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N9847 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING AGE 38, 3918 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 677 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTRAL PT,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- WHL EQPD.ATMTD TO FILL BUCKET,COULD NOT LIFT LOAD,DID NOT WANT TO LOSE BUCKET,LOST RPM,SETTLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9847
- Reported as
- Kaman HUK-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Medford
N9847Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2017 · Kaman HUK-1Airframe modelKaman HUK-1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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Other investigations on N9847 · 1
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