Turbine helicopter

N286M

Kaman K-600

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
—
Serial
110
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Olympic Jet Inc (Corporation)
Based
Olympia, WA
Registration record

N286M on the FAA register

Type
Kaman K-600
Serial
110
Engines
1
Registered owner
Olympic Jet Inc
Olympia, WA
Certificate issued
2005-11-18
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A2E558
Mode S (octal)
50562530
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N286M to the current registrant.
  • 2003-11-20
    Accident at Nordman, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 2002-05-21
    Incident at Cocolalla, ID.
  • 1970-07-10
    N286M previously assigned to a Beechcraft C18S (s/n 7743); cancelled.
Overview

About N286M

N286M is a Kaman K-600, serial number 110. The FAA register lists Olympic Jet Inc as the registrant in Olympia, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 2005 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter and 2 seats.

N286M has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-11-20 Accident · Nordman, ID Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · SEA04LA019
Reported aircraft: Kaman K-600
Probable cause: The total failure of the helicopter's right main rotor shaft while in an ascending hover due to the propagation of a fatigue crack that initiated in a corrosion pit on the surface of a slot in the wall of the subject shaft. Factors include accumulation of corrosion on the surface of the shaft.
2002-05-21 Incident · Cocolalla, ID NTSB · SEA02IA096
Reported aircraft: Kaman K-600 (HH-43B)
Probable cause: The reverse installation of the RPM compensator assembly control box bolts resulting in the threaded end of the bolt impinging on a clevis and jamming the collective during climb. A contributing factor was the lack of adequate documentation provided by the technical order instruction for installation of the compensator.
1966-05-31 Accident · Lima Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1432
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C18 — a different aircraft that carried the N286M registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.