- Date
- August 12, 1969
- Place
- American Fork, UT · AMERICAN FORK, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9030FHughes 369HS
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166319
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3101 69/8/12 AMERICAN FORK,UT HUGHES 369HS CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N9030F PX- 1 0 2 CTR PASSG-D AGE 31, 1840 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 15 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SALT LAKE CITY,UT ALPINE,UT PROVO,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 310 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DEN ALT APRX 10000.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9030F
- Reported as
- Hughes 369HS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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