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Soloy UH-12E N544HA

19 August 1981 · Riggins, Idaho, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 19 August 1981 at about 16:30 local time, a Soloy UH-12E registered N544HA, operated by Idaho Helicopt, was involved in an accident during in flight near Riggins, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Riggins, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Soloy UH-12E
Registration
N544HA
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Idaho Helicopt
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Hells Canyon Dam, Id → Return
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2658

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 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

TKOF FM DRILLING SITE IN REMOTE CANYON AREA.ENCTRD TSTM/SVR WNDS AFTER PASSING BEND IN CANYON.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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