# Accident 19820728049799A: Bell UH1B, Panquitch, UT, July 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Panquitch, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 37.4596° N, 112.5006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4596&lon=-112.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88389, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88389-1988-03-11) (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 T53*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 3,250 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820728049799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO GET TOO LOW AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED WITH POWER INTO THE GROUND.SITE ELEVATION 10,000 FEET.

## 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 DEN82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA147), Jul 28, 1982: Bell UH1B (N88389), Bryce Canyon, UT, substantial damage

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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