Hughes OH 6A N6640Z
8 February 2017 · Price, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 February 2017 at about 18:30 local time, a Hughes OH 6A registered N6640Z, operated by Usda Aphis WS Atoc, was involved in an accident near Price, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Price, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.4089, -110.4356
- Aircraft
- Hughes OH 6A
- Registration
- N6640Z
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1970
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Usda Aphis WS Atoc
- Operating rule
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Price → East Carbon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA135
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The fuel truck driver’s failure to stop before impacting the helicopter’s main rotor blades.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The helicopter pilot reported that, after landing to refuel, he reduced power to flight idle and initiated a 2-minute cooldown before shutting off the engine. One minute into the cooldown, the fuel truck approached the helicopter from the rear and struck the main rotor blades. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor blades.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes OH-6A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2020 | Hughes OH 6A | Preston, Georgia, United States | US Dept Of Agriculture | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2021 | Hughes OH-6A | Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, United States | Usda Aphis WS Atoc | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2013 | Hughes OH-6A | Caddo, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 2012 | Hughes OH-6A | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Atlanta Police Department | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Hughes OH-6A | Majuro, United States | Jims Air Repair Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 2009 | Hughes OH-6A | Monroe, North Carolina, United States | Charlotte Helicopters Flight Academy, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2017 | Curtis Lund VORTEX | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2017 | Robert E Bounds BOUNDS BEARCOUPE | Hanksville, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2017 | Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB70Z | Park City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2017 | Johnson Kenneth SUPER CUB SPORT | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A 9 | Morgan, Utah, United States | ELK Mountain Soaring LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2017 | Cessna 170 | Moab, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |