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NTSB Preliminary Report: Sweet Home, OR

Location:

Sweet Home, OR

Accident Number:

WPR23LA097

Date & Time:

January 24, 2023, 13:00 Local

Registration:

N202WM

Aircraft:

KAMAN AEROSPACE CORP K-1200

Injuries:

1 Minor

Flight Conducted Under:

Part 133: Rotorcraft ext. load

 

 

On January 24, 2023, about 1300 Pacific standard time, a Kaman Aerospace Corp, K-1200 helicopter, N202WM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Sweet Home, Oregon. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 133 external load flight.

The pilot reported that while returning to the designated log landing zone with a log about 200 ft above ground level (agl), the helicopter experienced a partial loss of engine power. Unable to maintain altitude, he elected to make a forced landing onto open terrain; he did not have enough time to release the log. As the helicopter descended toward the open terrain, it’s landing gear impacted cut logs, rolled down hill, and came to rest inverted.

Postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed that the fuselage and tailboom were substantially damaged. The wreckage was recovered for further examination.

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make:

KAMAN AEROSPACE CORP

Registration:

N202WM

Model/Series:

K-1200

Aircraft Category:

Helicopter

Amateur Built:

Operator:

 

Operating Certificate(s) Held:

Rotorcraft external load (133)

Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site:

VMC

Condition of Light:

Day

Observation Facility, Elevation:

KRDM,3049 ft msl

Observation Time:

18:56 Local

Distance from Accident Site:

53 Nautical Miles

Temperature/Dew Point:

9°C /-4°C

Lowest Cloud Condition:

Clear

Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction:

4 knots / , 100°

Lowest Ceiling:

None

Visibility:

10 miles

Altimeter Setting:

30.47 inches Hg

Type of Flight Plan Filed:

 

Departure Point:

 

Destination:

 

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries:

1 Minor

Aircraft Damage:

Substantial

Passenger Injuries:

 

Aircraft Fire:

None

Ground Injuries:

 

Aircraft Explosion:

None

Total Injuries:

1 Minor

Latitude, Longitude:

44.246667,-122.36777 (est)

Administrative Information

Investigator In Charge (IIC):

Gutierrez, Eric

Additional Participating Persons:

Jon Bergstrom; Federal Aviation Administration; Portland, OR Ken Essary; Ozark Aeroworks, LLC; Springfield , MO

Brad Smelser ; Kaman Air Vehicles; Bloomfield, CT

Note:

The NTSB did not travel to the scene of this accident.

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