Hughes 500D N58262
30 June 1981 · Farewell, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 1981 at about 08:45 local time, a Hughes 500D registered N58262, operated by Rocky MTN Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Farewell, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farewell, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500D
- Registration
- N58262
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rocky MTN Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Charlie Lake, Ak → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3619
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
CO FLT PLN. PLT MAKING PINNACLE APP TO RIDGELNE.GOVERNOR LEVER CONTROL ROD FAILED.
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 |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Hughes 500C | Darrington, Washington, United States | Anthony B. Reece | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1982 | Hughes 500 | Little Valley, New York, United States | Evirogas, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Hughes 500 | Vernal, Utah, United States | Stevenson Cons | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |