Williams Helicopter UH-1H N710WD accident near Colusa, California, August 30, 2024
Williams Helicopter UH-1H, registration N710WD, was involved in an accident near Colusa, California on August 30, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case WPR24LA299 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 20 minutes of the flight after departing the Oroville Muni area (KOVE), reaching a maximum of 475 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:03 UTC, at 150 ft and 33 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 42 km from Oroville Muni (KOVE).
The nearest weather report, from KOVE (42 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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
- August 30, 2024
- Location
- Colusa, California
- Aircraft
- Williams Helicopter UH-1H
- Registration
- N710WD
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA299 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Oroville Muni (KOVE)
- Nearest airport
- Oroville Muni (KOVE)
- Recorded flight
- 20 min, max 475 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:03 UTC, 150 ft, 33 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA299; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.