Hughes 500 N58245
18 May 1980 · Vernal, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 May 1980 at about 19:00 local time, a Hughes 500 registered N58245, operated by Stevenson Cons, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Vernal, Utah, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vernal, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500
- Registration
- N58245
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stevenson Cons
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Altamont, Ut → Manila, Ut
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1348
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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
FREEZING MIST ACCUMULATED ON M/R BLADES.PIECE OFALUM FOUND ON PG ORIFICE OF PWR TURBINE GOVERNOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 1980 | Hughes 500 | Stephensville, Maryland, United States | Dept of Energy | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jan 1980 | Hughes 500D | Dione, Kentucky, United States | Alla Ohio Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1980 | Hughes 500C | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Raven Copters | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1980 | Hughes 500D | Manistee, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1981 | Hughes 500D | Farewell, Alaska, United States | Rocky MTN Heli | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1979 | Hughes 500C | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | Intl Air Trans | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |