# Accident 19820723031869A: Bell UH1B, Valencia, CA, July 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1982, 02:20 local time
- Place: Valencia, CA
- Airport: Indian Dunes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4097° N, 118.5593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4097&lon=-118.5593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87701, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87701-1995-04-12) (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: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,514 total, 1,536 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82AA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82AA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820723031869A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR SEVERED BY GROUND EXPLOSIVE DEBRIS DURING HOVER FOR A FILM SCENE. MAIN ROTORS HIT ACTORS ON GROUND.

## 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 LAX82AA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82AA274), Jul 23, 1982: Bell UH-1B (N87701), Valencia, CA, substantial damage, 3 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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