# Accident 19940730048659A: Hughes OH6A, Duchesne, UT, July 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1994, 18:50 local time
- Place: Duchesne, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4901° N, 111.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4901&lon=-111.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12UT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12UT-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes OH-6 (registry code 4470904, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES OH6A
- Reported engine: ALLSN T63A700
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,514 total, 425 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94GA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94GA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730048659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DODGING THUNDERSTORMS OVER GROSS WEIGHT AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFTS CAUSED DESCENT INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA94GA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94GA203), Jul 31, 1994: Hughes OH-6A (N12UT), Duchesne, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.