# Accident 19800902044299A: Bell UH1B, Provo, UT, September 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99478, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99478) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41549, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,150 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800902044299A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BEARING FAILURE IN 42 DEGREE GEAR BOX.

## 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 DEN80FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA060), Sep 2, 1980: Bell UH-1B (N99478), Provo, UT, substantial damage, 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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