- Date
- May 18, 1980
- Place
- Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N58245Hughes 500
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800518015289A
- Case key
- 130905
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1348 80/5/18 NR.VERNAL,UT HUGHES 500 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 3000 TIME - 1900 N58245 PX- 1 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALTAMONT,UT MANILA,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS FREEZING DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS NONE CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FREEZING MIST ACCUMULATED ON M/R BLADES.PIECE OF ALUM FOUND ON PG ORIFICE OF PWR TURBINE GOVERNOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58245
- Reported as
- Hughes 500
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N58245Registration cancelled Feb 22, 2017 · Mitsubishi A6M2-21Airframe modelMitsubishi A6M2-21Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.