Robinson R44 Raven II, N3297Q: Accident occurred April 16, 2022 at South Valley Regional Airport (U42), West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity:

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Salt Lake City, Utah

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:

https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket

Utah Helicopter LLC

https://registry.faa.gov/N3297Q

Location: Salk Lake City, Utah

Accident Number: WPR22LA157

Date and Time: April 16, 2022, 13:30 Local 

Registration: N3297Q

Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II

Injuries: 2 Minor, 1 None

Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY

Registration: N3297Q

Model/Series: R44 II 

Aircraft Category: Helicopter

Amateur Built:

Operator: On file 

Operating Certificate(s) Held: Pilot school (141)

Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC

Condition of Light: Day

Observation Facility, Elevation: KU42,4603 ft msl

Observation Time: 13:35 Local

Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles 

Temperature/Dew Point: 17°C /5°C

Lowest Cloud Condition: Wind

Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / 17 knots, 230°

Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 10000 ft AGL 

Visibility: 10 miles

Altimeter Setting: 29.77 inches Hg

Type of Flight Plan Filed:

Departure Point: Salk Lake City, UT 

Destination: Salk Lake City, UT

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Minor, 1 None

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

Passenger Injuries: 1 Minor

Aircraft Fire: None

Ground Injuries: 

Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 2 Minor, 1 None

Latitude, Longitude: 40.619556,-111.99288 (est)