# NTSB Accident SEA94LA179
> **KAMAN HH43F** · 1994-07-19 · JOHN DAY, OR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA94LA179
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01878
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-07-19
- **Location:** JOHN DAY, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.419448, -118.940505
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** KAMAN
- **Model:** HH43F
- **Registration:** N324WN
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF A TURBINE COMPRESSOR WHEEL.  THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN AUTOROTATION/FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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