# Accident 19840429016609A: Bell UH1B, Salinas, CA, April 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1984, 07:44 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6408° N, 121.6206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6408&lon=-121.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57HP-2013-04-23) (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: 6,130 total, 131 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840429016609A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER PILOT TRIED TO LEVEL OFF AFTER DIVE OVER WIRES. HELICOPTER SANK INTO GROUND AS PILOT ATTEMPTED PULLUP.

## 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 LAX84LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA273), Apr 29, 1984: Bell UH-1B (N57HP), Salinas, 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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