# Accident 20260807010199A: Helicopter Transport Svc LLC CH-54A, Richfield, UT, August 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2026, 10:00 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Airport: Richfield Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: 9HTL
- Location: 38.6297° N, 112.4766° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6297&lon=-112.4766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N793HT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N793HT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helicopter Transport SVC CH-54A (registry code 4450002, https://openairdocs.org/model/helicopter-transport-svc-ch-54a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A-4A (registry code 51502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jftd12a-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SVC LLC CH-54A
- Reported engine: P & W JFTD12A-4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260807010199A

## Narrative

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

DURING PART 133 FIREFIGHTING FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED FROM THE NORTHWEST FLYING OVER THE TARGETED DROP ZONE. WHILE MANEUVERING IN A RIGHT TURN THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED. A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED

## 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 ANC26FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26FA079), Aug 7, 2026: Helicopter Transport Services CH-54A (N793HT), Cove Fort, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

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.

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