# Accident 19840720034109A: Bell UH1B, Tams, WV, July 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1984, 10:26 local time
- Place: Tams, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 37.6994° N, 81.2509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6994&lon=-81.2509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91307, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91307-1989-12-12) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720034109A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO CLIMBOUT OF SMALL CLEARING WITH EXTERNAL SPRAY LOAD AND OVER GROSS. UNABLE TO GET TRANSATIONAL LIFT.

## 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 ATL84LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA226), Jul 20, 1984: Bell 204 UH 1B (N91307), Tams, WV, 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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