- Date
- July 16, 1973
- Place
- Sultan, WA · SULTAN, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2855JKaman H-43A
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730716024289A
- Case key
- 188908
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3230 73/7/16 SULTAN,WASH KAMAN H-43A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2883 TIME - 1624 N2855J PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 2128 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SULTAN,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 4 WHEELS.EMERG WATER DROP.UN TO OPEN GATES OR JETTISON LOAD,PLT DISTRACTED.FIREMAN HIT BY HOR STAB
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2855J
- Reported as
- Kaman H-43A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2855J · 1
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