Alouette III N9703
19 January 1973 · Clarkston, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 January 1973 at about 10:40 local time, a Alouette III registered N9703, operated by Grand Canyon H, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Clarkston, Washington, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clarkston, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alouette III
- Registration
- N9703
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Grand Canyon H
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Lewiston, Id → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0368
People
6 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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
ATTEMPTED TKOF FROM SLOPING TERRAIN WITH DEPRESSED R GR OLEO STRUT IN WINDS GUSTING TO 30K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Alouette III accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1972 | Alouette III | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1974 | Alouette III | East Dayton, Nevada, United States | Lear Avia Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1975 | Alouette III | Furnace Creek, California, United States | Interwest Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1975 | Alouette III | Avery, California, United States | Rogers Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1968 | Alouette III | Azuza, California, United States | Western Helico | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |