# Accident 19740721044129A: Bell UHIBWILCO, Umiat, AK, July 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1974
- Place: Umiat, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 69.3669° N, 152.1442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Umiat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.3669&lon=-152.1442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58087, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58087-1992-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UHIBWILCO
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,595 total, 1,374 in this make and model, 288 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75AA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740721044129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

T/R SILENT CHAIN FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC75AA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA006), Jul 21, 1974: Bell 205A-1 (N58087), Umiat, AK, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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