Robinson Helicopter R44 II N6960 accident near Herriman, Utah, July 13, 2024
Robinson Helicopter R44 II, registration N6960, operated by HELIFUN EXPEDITIONS LLC, was involved in an accident near Herriman, Utah on July 13, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR24LA241 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 7 minutes of the flight after departing the Salt Lake City/South Valley Rgnl area (KSVR), reaching a maximum of 6,675 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:38 UTC, at 4,875 ft and 24 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 14 km from Salt Lake City Muni (KU42).
The nearest weather report, from KSVR (14 km away), showed wind 160° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Robinson R44 II registered in United States (Mode S A94358).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- July 13, 2024
- Location
- Herriman, Utah
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter R44 II
- Registration
- N6960
- Operator
- HELIFUN EXPEDITIONS LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA241 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Salt Lake City/South Valley Rgnl (KSVR)
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City Muni (KU42)
- Recorded flight
- 7 min, max 6,675 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:38 UTC, 4,875 ft, 24 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA241; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.