Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200
17 on the U.S. register. Built from 1993 to 2022; half of them date from 2003 or earlier. Georgia has the most (4). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the K-1200 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Helicopters
- Power
- Turboshaft, 1 engine
- Common engines
- Honeywell T5317A-1 (10), Honeywell T5317 Ser (2), Alliedsign T5317A-1 (2)
- Seats
- 1
- Built of
- aluminium with composite parts · The K-MAX: composite rotor blades on an aluminium airframe.
- Maker on the register
- Kaman Aerospace Corp
- Registered
- earliest certificate August 20, 2008; newest May 28, 2024
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 10 | 59% |
| Corporation | 6 | 35% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 1 | 6% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1200 | 17 | 1993 to 2022 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 16 | 94% |
| Reports overdue | 1 | 6% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 12 | 71% |
| Experimental | 3 | 18% |
| None on file | 2 | 12% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Helicopter Express LLC | 4 |
| Timberline Helicopters INC | 3 |
| Sky High Leasing LLC | 2 |
| Kaman Aerospace CORP | 2 |
| Precision Lift LLC | 1 |
| Mountain West Helicopters of Montana LLC | 1 |
| Mountain West Helicopters LLC | 1 |
| Heli 807 Leasing LLC | 1 |
| Dh Helicopter INC | 1 |
| Central Copters INC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Helicopter Express LLC · Timberline Helicopters INC · Sky High Leasing LLC · Kaman Aerospace CORP · Central Copters INC
Accident history NTSB records · 3 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
The 3 most recent of 3 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
17 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200s?
Georgia, with 4.
Who owns the Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200?
100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200s on the register built?
Between 1993 and 2022; half of them in 2003 or earlier.
How many Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
3 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 made of?
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. The K-MAX: composite rotor blades on an aluminium airframe. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 the component layer
A mostly aluminium airframe with composite parts where they save weight: control surfaces, fairings, the tail or the rotor blades. The K-MAX: composite rotor blades on an aluminium airframe. The design is held under 1 type certificate (TR7BO, held by Kaman Aerospace Corporation). The FAA has issued 9 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about rotorcraft systems. Operators and repair shops have filed 68 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 2 of them in the last ten years: about 5.9 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is rotorcraft systems. 12 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Precise Flight INC.
FAA orders 9 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Rotorcraft systems | 5 | 56% |
| Flight controls | 2 | 22% |
| Engine | 1 | 11% |
| Instruments and avionics | 1 | 11% |
Failure reports 68 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 8 |
| 96 | 13 |
| 97 | 27 |
| 98 | 8 |
| 99 | 1 |
| 00 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 04 | 2 |
| 05 | 1 |
| 07 | 1 |
| 08 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 15 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Blade | 12 |
| Indicator | 5 |
| Idlercrank Brg | 4 |
| Damper | 3 |
| Fan Assy | 3 |
| Oil Pump | 3 |
| Pin | 3 |
| Seal Housing | 3 |
| Governor | 2 |
| Skin | 2 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 32 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: actuator (10), pump (5), sealed lead (3), pac (3), linear actuator (2), auxiliary hydraulic (2), oil filter (1), max helicopter (1), lube filter (1), led landing (1).
Approved modifications 12 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the K-1200 links to the rest of the register
- Kaman Aerospace Corp 18 aircraft on the register
- Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 17 registered
- Type certificate TR7BO · held by Kaman Aerospace CORP
- Built of aluminium with composite parts · The K-MAX: composite rotor blades on an aluminium airframe.
- Honeywell T5317A-1 10 of these aircraft · 1500 hp
- Honeywell T5317 series 2 of these aircraft · 1500 hp
- AlliedSignal (Honeywell) T5317A-1 2 of these aircraft · 1500 hp
- Lycoming T-53 series 1 of these aircraft · 1150 hp
- Georgia 4 of these aircraft
- Idaho 3 of these aircraft
- Montana 2 of these aircraft
- Connecticut 2 of these aircraft
- Colorado 2 of these aircraft
- Helicopter Express LLC 4 of these aircraft
- Timberline Helicopters INC 3 of these aircraft
- Sky High Leasing LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Kaman Aerospace CORP 2 of these aircraft
- Precision Lift LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the K-1200 3 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- FAA orders naming the K-1200 9 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the K-1200 68 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the K-1200 12 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/kaman-aerospace-corp/k-1200.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 17
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N131KA | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Kaman Aerospace CORP Bloomfield, Connecticut |
Experimental | 2024-05-28 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N107MW | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Mountain West Helicopters of Montana LLC Missoula, Montana |
None on file | 2024-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39HX | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Helicopter Express LLC Chamblee, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40HX | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Helicopter Express LLC Chamblee, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43HX | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Helicopter Express LLC Chamblee, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88HX | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Helicopter Express LLC Chamblee, Georgia |
None on file | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767NA | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Dh Helicopter INC Whitefield, Maine |
Standard | 2022-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N970MB | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Sky High Leasing LLC Montrose, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N526MW | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Mountain West Helicopters LLC Saratoga Springs, Utah |
Standard | 2020-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10KA | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Kaman Aerospace CORP Bloomfield, Connecticut |
Standard | 2020-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N319WA | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Sky High Leasing LLC Montrose, Colorado |
Standard | 2019-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N171PL | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Precision Lift LLC La Grande, Oregon |
Standard | 2019-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N357KA | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Heli 807 Leasing LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N314 | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Central Copters INC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2012-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N267KA | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Timberline Helicopters INC Sandpoint, Idaho |
Experimental | 2011-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N675TH | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Timberline Helicopters INC Sandpoint, Idaho |
Standard | 2008-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N674TH | Kaman Aerospace Corp K-1200 |
Timberline Helicopters INC Sandpoint, Idaho |
Experimental | 2008-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |