Day/date: Thursday, July 31, 1986 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT Initial Report Date/time of incident: 7/31, 3p.m. AST Date/time received: 7/31, 10:00pm EDT Park: Denali Location: Kantishna Hills Reported by: Rebecca Kaiser, ARO Phone(s): 907-271-2644 Received by: Bill Halainen, RAD Phone(s): 343-4874 Follow-up contact: Tom Griffiths, Denali CR Phone(s): 907-683-2294 Summary: First report - Helicopter crash of contract helicopter, no injuries or fatalities. Second report (8/1 1:45pm) - Pilot and two NPS on board. Skids snagged a cable on take off, then tore off. Helicopter crashed into Caribou Creek and was totally destroyed (Bell 206). ERA Helicopter owned chopper. Minor injuries. Helicopter to be removed later. Visitors involved: Name Address DOB Sex M.E. (pilot) ERA Helicopter S.H. (NPS geologist) Denver R.I. (NPS hydrologist) Denver Anticipated developments: OAS/NPS investigating. Two witnesses being interviewed. More info coming on Monday, 8/4. FIELD INCIDENT REPORT Initial Report Date/time of incident: 7/31/86, 0730 Date/time received: 7/31, 1505 Park: Lake Mead NRA Location: Upper Gypsum Wash Reported by: WRO - Gercke Phone(s): 556-1866 Received by: Ringgold Phone(s): 343-1360 Follow-up contact: Phone(s): Summary: Drowning. Victim's cousin reported that D.L.D. walked to edge of cliff overlooking the water, either tripped or fell into the water, surfaced once and then sank from sight. D.L.D. reported to be excellent swimmer. Height of cliff unknown. NPS divers recovered body. Next of kin unknown, but will be notified by coroner. Visitors involved: Name Address DOB Sex D.L.D. (Victim) Blue Diamond, NV 6/27/67 M Anticipated developments: 5 PARTS - WRITE FIRMLY FORM 10-343 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rev. (1/76) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CASE INCIDENT RECORD 1. ORGANIZATION CODE: 1 2. ORGANIZATION (PARK) NAME: LAME 3. LOCATION CODE: 4. CASE/INCIDENT NO.: 5. LOCATION OF INCIDENT: Gypsum Wash 6. WHEN DID IT OCCUR? 07/31/86 07:30 7. DAY OF WEEK: 5 8. OFFENSE/INCIDENT CODE: 9. NATURE OF INCIDENT: Death, Drowning 10. HOW REPORTED: Telephonic 11. REPORTED BY: Smith, Stan 12. ADDRESS: LAME Dispatch 13. PHONE: 14. RECEIVED BY: Gercke, Herb 15. WHEN RECEIVED: 7/31 16. TIME BROADCAST: 1100 17. WHEN INVESTIGATED: 18. INVESTIGATED BY: LAME 19. OFFICER/RANGER NO.: 20. WHEN CLEARED: 21. DISPOSITION: 22. INVOLVED PERSONS 23. ADDRESS 24. PHONE 25. SEX 26. RACE 27. AGE 28. DATE OF BIRTH 1 D.L.D. Blue Diamond, NV 1 1 6/27/67 2 3 4 29. DETAILS OF INCIDENT R.O., cousin of victim, reported to NPS that D.L.D. walked to edge of the cliff overlooking the water, tripped of fell into Lake Mead, surfaced once and sank from sight. Victim was reported to be an excellent swimmer. Distance from cliff to water unknown. NPS divers recovered body. Next of kin unknown and will be notified by coroner. WASO Ranger Activities notified by me 1110 hours, 7/31/86. 30. QUANTITY: 31. PROPERTY STOLEN OR DAMAGED 32. ESTIMATED VALUE 33. RECOVERED DATE 34. RECOVERD VALUE 35. PROPERTY CODE OF HIGHEST VALUE 36. TOTAL 37. TOTAL INVESTIGATED BY (Signature and Date) APPROVED BY (Signature and Date): H. Gercke 7/31/86