# Accident 19741104037229A: Bell UHIBWILCO, Marblemount, WA, November 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1974
- Place: Marblemount, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 48.5418° N, 121.4396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marblemount, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5418&lon=-121.4396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59436-1974-12-20) (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: 5,182 total, 22 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYE24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741104037229A

## Narrative

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

LOGGING OPN,EXTERNAL LOAD.T/R HIT TREE,SEPARATED.CRASHED ON 60DEG SLOPE.

## 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 SEA75FYE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYE24), Nov 4, 1974: Bell 205-A1 (N59436), Marblemount, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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