# Incident 19810517030769I: Bell UH1B, Martinez, CA, May 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Martinez, CA
- Airport: Garlick Helipad
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9982° N, 122.1142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinez, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9982&lon=-122.1142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5598G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5598G-1988-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517030769I

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR BLADE CUT A POWER LINE AS PILOT HOVERED INTO HELIPAD. NO DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTOR BLADE.

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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