Kaman K-1200 N361KA
14 November 2001 · Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 November 2001 at about 20:43 local time, a Kaman K-1200 registered N361KA was involved in an accident near Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kaman Aerospace Corp Helipad (CT05)
- Coordinates
- 41.8619, -72.6997
- Aircraft
- Kaman K-1200
- Registration
- N361KA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bloomfield → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02TA029
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while hovering. A factor related to the accident was the pilots lack of experience in type of aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
As the helicopter descended towards the ground during hovering autorotation maneuvers, the pilot applied aft cyclic, and the helicopter began to drift rearward. The pilot increased the collective to stop the decent, and began to concentrate on the aft drift, when the helicopter touched down on the right main and nose landing gear. The pilot added left cyclic to level the helicopter, but due to low rotor rpm, the control input had little effect. The helicopter began to roll to the right, and the main rotor blades impacted the ground. The helicopter came to rest on its right side. According to the pilot's flight instructor, the accident flight was the pilot's fifth flight of the day, with the first four dual instructional flights being conducted in a Kaman H-43. The last flight was to be conducted solo in the K-1200. The pilot had previously flown the K-1200 four times.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Kaman K-1200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2000 | Kaman K-1200 | Cusick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2000 | Kaman K-1200 | Prineville, Oregon, United States | Grizzly Mountain Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1999 | Kaman K-1200 | Emida, Idaho, United States | Mountain West Helicopters, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2003 | Kaman K-1200 | Keller, Washington, United States | US Department of Interior (Bureau Indian Affairs) | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Apr 1998 | Kaman K-1200 | La Grande, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1998 | Kaman K-1200 | Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2001 | Yakovlev YAK-52 | Washington, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Mar 2001 | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-3A | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172M | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | North American Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2001 | Digimas STARDUSTER TOO | Watertown, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 2001 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Greenwich, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |