Kaman K600-3 N87842
29 May 1982 · Lodi, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 May 1982 at about 15:20 local time, a Kaman K600-3 registered N87842, operated by Patterson Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Lodi, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lodi, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kingdon Airport
- Coordinates
- 38.1093, -121.1594
- Aircraft
- Kaman K600-3
- Registration
- N87842
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Patterson Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sck → Bonners Ferry
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FA202
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
THE HELICOPTER STARTED VIBRATING IN FLIGHT, AND WHEN THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT FOR A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A CORNFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AT TOUCHDOWN. THE RIGHT BLADE FLAP ASSEMBLY HAD SEPARATED IN FLIGHT AND COULD NOT BE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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