19850110001139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH-1B · Snelling, CA · January 10, 1985

Date
January 10, 1985 · 16:40 local
Place
Snelling, CA
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N99021
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA105
Reported as
Bell UH1B
Reported engine
Lycoming T5311A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30,450 total1,000 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine at idle, pilot cleaning windshield. Aircraft slid off nurse truck as pilot reentered cockpit too late.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE AT IDLE, PILOT CLEANING WINDSHIELD. AIRCRAFT SLID OFF NURSE TRUCK AS PILOT REENTERED COCKPIT TOO LATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.