Sikorsky H34J N95958
5 January 1977 · Mt.wilson, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 January 1977 at about 08:45 local time, a Sikorsky H34J registered N95958, operated by U.s.epa Emsl-1, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mt.wilson, Arizona, United States. 6 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt.wilson, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky H34J
- Registration
- N95958
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- U.s.epa Emsl-1
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nv → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0177
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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
PWR LOSS OR DWN DRFT ON APPRCH TO MTNS LDG SITE.PLT LNDD AMONG BOULDERS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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