# Accident 19780113001919A: Bell UHIBWILCO, Castle Rock, WA, January 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1978
- Place: Castle Rock, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.2719° N, 122.9037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castle Rock, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2719&lon=-122.9037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67HJ-2003-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UHIBWILCO
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,808 total, 2,403 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780113001919A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA78FYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE05), Jan 13, 1978: Bell 205A-1 (N67HJ), Castle Rock, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N67HJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900420010419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900420010419A), Apr 20, 1990: Bell 205A1 (N67HJ), Moncks Corner, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pillow block bolts failed during heavy external load allowed main rotors to drop on mast. Helicopter fell in trees.

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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