# NTSB LAX82DA140: Hughes 369HS, N4EE, 8 S. Of Page, AZ, April 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: April 17, 1982, 18:00 local (Apr 18, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: 8 S. Of Page, AZ
- Coordinates: 36.679542, -111.409233 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6795&lon=-111.4092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA140
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69671/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA140

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, cruise
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NUMBER TWO IN A TRAIL OF THREE HELICOPTERS FLYING UP THE COLORADO RIVER AT MARBLE CANYON TO PAGE, AZ WHEN IT STRUCK AN AERIAL CABLEWAY STRETCHING ACROSS THE RIVER, 22 FT ABOVE THE WATER. WITNESSES STATED THAT AFTER THE COLLISION THE HELICOPTER DID A SOMERSALT AND FELL INTO THE WATER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4EE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4EE-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 1130537S, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369HS
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1130537S
- Airframe hours: 2782
- Engines: ALLISON 250-C-20 375 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Glenn Edward Miller
- Registered owner: Glenn Edward Miller
- Departed: L41, MARBLE CANYON, AZ
- Destination: PGA, PAGE, AZ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; commercial; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,500 total, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 147 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820417018799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417018799A), Apr 17, 1982: Hughes 369, Page, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flight of 3 helicopters flying low over river. One struck a cable stretched over river. Broke up and sank.

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.

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