Alouette III N17030
26 August 1968 · Azuza, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 August 1968 at about 12:30 local time, a Alouette III registered N17030, operated by Western Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Azuza, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Azuza, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alouette III
- Registration
- N17030
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Helico
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3492
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SLING LOAD BUCKET BEGAN SWINGING, WAS DROPPED, ACFT ROTATED TO RT, FIRE COMING FROM ENG, FELL TO GRND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Alouette III accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1972 | Alouette III | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1973 | Alouette III | Clarkston, Washington, United States | Grand Canyon H | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1974 | Alouette III | East Dayton, Nevada, United States | Lear Avia Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1975 | Alouette III | Furnace Creek, California, United States | Interwest Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1975 | Alouette III | Avery, California, United States | Rogers Helicop | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |