Sikorski S58FT N9497
14 June 1977 · Golconda, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 June 1977 at about 13:45 local time, a Sikorski S58FT registered N9497, operated by Utility Heli., was involved in an accident during in flight near Golconda, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Golconda, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorski S58FT
- Registration
- N9497
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Utility Heli.
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Elko, Nv → Winnemucca, Nv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3859
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
MAGNETOMETER SURVEY FOR URANIUM DEPOSITS.OPN AT 400FT AGL WITH EXT LOAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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