# Accident 19821028055899A: Bell UH1B, Delano, CA, October 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Delano, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.7664° N, 119.2642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delano, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7664&lon=-119.2642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15FC-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,446 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821028055899A

## Narrative

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

RPM DECAY ON SPRAY RUN. STRUCK TREES ON PULL UP FOR FORCED LANDING. ENGINE RUNNING AFTER IMPACT. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 LAX83LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA022), Oct 28, 1982: Bell UH-1B (N15FC), Delano, CA, destroyed

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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