# Accident 19820127002199A: Bell UH1B, Lagunitas, CA, January 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lagunitas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 38.0113° N, 122.7022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lagunitas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0113&lon=-122.7022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96142, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96142-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127002199A

## Narrative

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

TAIL BOOM SEPARATED DURING AN EXTERNAL LOAD LIFT. CRASHED INTO A LAKE. FOUND FATIGUE CRACK IN SKIN AND TOP SPAR.

## 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 LAX82FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA061), Jan 27, 1982: Bell UH1B (N96142), Lagunitas, CA, 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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