N171PL is a 2018 Kaman Aerospace K-1200. It is a rotorcraft with 1 seat, powered by a Honeywell T5317A-1 rated at 1500 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in La Grande, OR. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2018. It has been registered to its current owner since Feb 2019. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 8 years old
- Only 19 Kaman Aerospace K-1200 here
2019
2018
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The pilot stated that during a rotorcraft external load operation for firefighting, he was refilling the helicopter bucket at a lake. He stated that there had been wind gusts throughout the day and a right quartering tailwind of approximately 15 kts was present when he was refilling the bucket. He said that when another helicopter flew by his helicopter about 50-100 yds right and 150 ft above his position, he felt a push to the left. He pulled back on the cyclic control, but he could not recover the helicopter, which continued pitching to the left. The helicopter descended into the lake and sustained substantial to the main rotor blades. The pilot stated there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
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