# Accident 19810501021029A: Bell UH1B, Williston, ND, May 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1981, 18:49 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 48.1895° N, 103.6491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williston, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1895&lon=-103.6491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46942, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46942-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-55 SER TS (registry code 41555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-55-ser-ts) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 6,070 total, 29 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501021029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED WHILE FLYING CLOSE TO TREES EN ROUTE. IMPACTED HILLSIDE. AUTO AND IMPROPER JET FUEL. FAR 133 AIRCRAFT

## 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 DEN81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA029), May 1, 1981: Bell UH-1B (N46942), Williston, ND, destroyed, 8 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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