# NTSB Accident SEA98LA065
> **Kaman K-1200** · 1998-04-21 · LA GRANDE, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98LA065
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09961
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-21
- **Location:** LA GRANDE, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.319408, -118.199119
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kaman
- **Model:** K-1200
- **Registration:** N224GM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent shutdown of the engine with the FUEL/OIL shutoff switch.  Contributing to the accident were: the manufacturer's inadequate location and design of the FUEL/OIL shutoff switch; the FAA's inadequate determination of the type design's compliance with applicable airworthiness standards; and the helicopter's low altitude at the time of the power loss.

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