Hughes 500D N58183
19 October 1978 · Garberville, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1978 at about 09:15 local time, a Hughes 500D registered N58183, operated by Timber Contrac, was involved in an accident during in flight near Garberville, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garberville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 500D
- Registration
- N58183
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Timber Contrac
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Island Mountain, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3019
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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.
Other Hughes 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1978 | Hughes 500C | Cuba, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1978 | Hughes 500C | Lasalle, Colorado, United States | AG Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1978 | Hughes 500-C | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1978 | Hughes 500D | Ellisville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Hughes 500DH | Mecca, California, United States | Hughes Acft | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1979 | Hughes 500C | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | Intl Air Trans | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |