- Date
- January 15, 1982, 08:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- S.E. Of Malta, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N58203Hughes 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820115001149A
- Case key
- 72444
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The purpose of the flight was for predator (coyote) control. The pilot was following a coyote at a low-altitude, moderate-speed air taxi over snow and sagebrush covered terrain. One of the aircraft's snowboards caught several sagebrush limbs and the pilot lost directional control. The helicopter rotated and rolled over resulting in substantial damage to the rotor assembly and tail boom.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58203
- Reported as
- Hughes 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1080732
- Airframe hours
- 389
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Koller Corporation
- Registered owner
- Koller Corporation
- Departed
- Sublett, ID
- Destination
- Sublett, ID
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 510 total · 430 in this make and model · 435 as pilot in command · 126 in the last 90 days · 86 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.