19791220035019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Cornish, UT · December 20, 1979

Date
December 20, 1979 · 15:45 local
Place
Cornish, UT
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9581F
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80DTM08
Reported as
Hughes 269C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total106 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter skid hit obstruction on trailer bed on liftoff. Aircraft rolled sideways. Rotors hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER SKID HIT OBSTRUCTION ON TRAILER BED ON LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT ROLLED SIDEWAYS. ROTORS HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.