Kaman Acft K-600 N2855J

Summary

On 5 September 1969 at about 16:30 local time, a Kaman Acft K-600 registered N2855J, operated by Command Helico, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wolf Creek, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 September 1969 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wolf Creek, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Kaman Acft K-600

Registration

N2855J

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Command Helico

Operating rule

Aerial Applicator

Purpose of flight

Fire Control Related Flight

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

S → S

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-4193

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT ALLOWED HOPPER SLING TO TANGLE WITH SKID, CAUSED LATERAL IMBALANCE.M/R BLADES HIT GRND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.