# NTSB SEA73DYE06: Kaman K-600, N2848J, Toutle, WA, July 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1972
- Place: Toutle, WA · TOUTLE, WA
- Location: 46.3248° N, 122.7365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toutle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3248&lon=-122.7365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2574  72/7/20    TOUTLE,WASH         KAMAN K-600         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1998
        TIME - 0800                    N2848J              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASTLE ROCK WASH            FIRE BASE CAMP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT SELECTED ONLY SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2848J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2848J-2017-11-22), registration cancelled 2017-11-22, S/N 58-1829, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAMAN K-600
- Registry model: [Kaman H-43A](https://openairdocs.org/model/kaman-h-43a) (registry code 4800702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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